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Where does “pjesna” come from?

pjesna (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Proto-Slavic pěsnь, from Proto-Slavic pěti, from Proto-Indo-European poiH-.

pjesna (Serbo-Croatian): poem; song

Definitions

  1. poem; song

Ancestry of “pjesna”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slavicpěsnьsong
2Proto-Slavicpětito sing
3Proto-Indo-EuropeanpoiH-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European poiH- →