Etymology

pysanka

pys·an·ka
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Today it means: A hand-decorated Ukrainian Easter egg with intricate designs. Full definition →

Ukrainian пи́санка ← Proto-Slavic *pьsati
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  1. Proto-Slavic · derived from*pьsati
  2. Ukrainian · borrowed fromпи́санка
  3. English todaypysanka

Borrowed from Ukrainian пи́санка (pýsanka), from писа́ти (pysáty, “to write”), referring to writing on an egg with a stylus in a wax-resist dyeing process, from Proto-Slavic *pьsati, related to *pьstrъ (“feathered”), + feminine ending -ка (-ka).

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