Where does “описати” come from?

описати (Ukrainian) comes from Ukrainian писа́ти, from Old East Slavic пьсати, from Proto-Slavic pьsati, from Proto-Balto-Slavic peiś-, from Proto-Indo-European peyḱ- — to hew, cut out; to stitch, embroider, sting; to...

описати (Ukrainian): to describe

Definitions

  1. to describe

Ancestry of “описати”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ukrainianписа́тиto write
2Old East Slavicпьсати—
3Proto-Slavicpьsatito draw, depict; to write
4Proto-Balto-Slavicpeiś-—
5Proto-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 →