Where does “писанкарство” come from?
писанкарство (Ukrainian) comes from Ukrainian писанка́р, from Ukrainian пи́санка, 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...
писанкарство (Ukrainian): the art of decorating Easter eggs
Definitions
- the art of decorating Easter eggs
Ancestry of “писанкарство”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ukrainian | писанка́р | an artist that paints and decorates Easter eggs |
| 2 | Ukrainian | пи́санка | Easter egg, usually a painted and/or decorated one |
| 3 | Ukrainian | писа́ти | to write |
| 4 | Old East Slavic | пьсати | — |
| 5 | Proto-Slavic | pьsati | to draw, depict; to write |
| 6 | Proto-Balto-Slavic | peiś- | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | peyḱ- | to hew, cut out; to stitch, embroider, sting; to... |