Where does “povest” come from?

povest (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Russian по́весть, from Old East Slavic повѣсть, from Proto-Slavic *pověstь, from Proto-Slavic *povĕdtь.

povest (Serbo-Croatian): history

Definitions

  1. history

Ancestry of “povest”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianпо́вестьnarrative, story, tale
2Old East Slavicповѣстьtale, narration
3Proto-Slavic*pověstьtale, narration
4Proto-Slavic*povĕdtь—

Words derived from “povest”

Every word from Proto-Slavic *povĕdtь →Every word from Proto-Slavic *pověstь →Every word from Old East Slavic повѣсть →