Where does “путопис” come from?

путопис (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Serbo-Croatian пут, from Proto-Slavic pǫtь, from Proto-Balto-Slavic pántis, from Proto-Indo-European póntoh₁s, from Proto-Indo-European pent- — to pass; path.

путопис (Serbo-Croatian): travelogue

Definitions

  1. travelogue

Ancestry of “путопис”, step by step

путопис traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Serbo-Croatian пут

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Serbo-Croatianпутroad; way; path
2Proto-Slavicpǫtьway, path
3Proto-Balto-Slavicpántisway, path, road
4Proto-Indo-Europeanpóntoh₁spath
5Proto-Indo-Europeanpent-to pass; path

via Serbo-Croatian писати

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Serbo-Croatianписатиto write; to write, to take; to say, to state
2Proto-Slavicpьsatito draw, depict; to write
3Proto-Balto-Slavicpeiś-—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanpeyḱ-to hew, cut out; to stitch, embroider, sting; to...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pent- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European póntoh₁s →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic pántis →