Where does “napisati” come from?

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

napisati (Slovene): to write

Definitions

  1. to write

Ancestry of “napisati”, step by step

napisati traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Slovene pisáti

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Slovenepisátito write to form letters, words or symbols on a surface in order to communicate
2Proto-Slavicpьsatito draw, depict; to write
3Proto-Balto-Slavicpeiś-—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanpeyḱ-to hew, cut out; to stitch, embroider, sting; to...

via Slovene na

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Slovenenaon; onto; at, on
2Proto-Slavicnaon; concerning; onto
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂en-on, onto
Every word from Proto-Indo-European peyḱ- →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic peiś- →Every word from Proto-Slavic pьsati →