Where does “národopis” come from?

národopis (Slovak) comes from Slovak písať, from Proto-Slavic pьsati, from Proto-Balto-Slavic peiś-, from Proto-Indo-European peyḱ- — to hew, cut out; to stitch, embroider, sting; to...

národopis (Slovak): ethnography

Definitions

  1. ethnography

Ancestry of “národopis”, step by step

národopis traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Slovak písať

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Slovakpísaťto write
2Proto-Slavicpьsatito draw, depict; to write
3Proto-Balto-Slavicpeiś-—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanpeyḱ-to hew, cut out; to stitch, embroider, sting; to...

via Slovak národ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Slovaknárodpeople, nation; ethnic group, ethnicity
2Proto-Slavicnarodъpeople, nation
3Proto-Balto-Slavicnōradas—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European peyḱ- →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic peiś- →Every word from Proto-Slavic pьsati →