писать

Russian

verb
Definitions
  • to write
  • (literary) to paint (a painting)

Etymology

Inherited from Old East Slavic писати (paint, write) inherited from Proto-Slavic *pisati derived from Proto-Indo-European *peyḱ- (paint, color, spot, mark, draw, adorn, colour, form, draw write, hostile), *peyḱ- (paint, color, spot, mark, draw, adorn, colour, form, draw write, hostile).

Origin

Proto-Indo-European

*peyḱ-

Gloss

paint, color, spot, mark, draw, adorn, colour, form, draw write, hostile

Concept
Semantic Field

Basic actions and technology

Ontological Category

Action/Process

Kanji

塗

Emoji

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