Where does “спис” come from?

спис (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...

спис (Ukrainian): spear, lance, javelin

Definitions

  1. spear, lance, javelin

Ancestry of “спис”, step by step

спис traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Ukrainian писа́ти

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...

via German Spieß

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanSpießspit; pike; A rank in the German military,...
2Middle High Germanspieȥ—
3Old High Germanspioz—
4Proto-Germanic*speut—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European peyḱ- →