Where does “pisatelj” come from?

pisatelj (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...

pisatelj (Slovene): writer, author

Definitions

  1. writer, author

Ancestry of “pisatelj”, step by step

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...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European peyḱ- →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic peiś- →Every word from Proto-Slavic pьsati →