Where does “писанка” come from?
писанка (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...
Ancestry of “писанка”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Ukrainian | писа́ти | to write |
| 2 | Old East Slavic | пьсати | — |
| 3 | Proto-Slavic | pьsati | to draw, depict; to write |
| 4 | Proto-Balto-Slavic | peiś- | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | peyḱ- | to hew, cut out; to stitch, embroider, sting; to... |
Words derived from “писанка”