Where does “півоня” come from?

півоня (Belarusian) comes from Polish piwonia, from French pivoine, from Middle French pyoine, from Old French pyoine, from Latin paeōnia, from Ancient Greek παιωνία, from Ancient Greek παιών, from Ancient Greek παιάν.

півоня (Belarusian): peony

Definitions

peony

Ancestry of “півоня”, step by step

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Polish	piwonia	peony
2	French	pivoine	peony (flower)
3	Middle French	pyoine	—
4	Old French	pyoine	—
5	Latin	paeōnia	peony
6	Ancient Greek	παιωνία	peony
7	Ancient Greek	παιών	a physician
8	Ancient Greek	παιάν	hymn to Apollo
9	Ancient Greek	Παιάν	Paean; in Greek mythology the physician of the gods
10	Ancient Greek	παίω	I strike, hit; I strike against or upon; I devour
11	Proto-Indo-European	*p(y)eh₂w-	—

Every word from Proto-Indo-European *p(y)eh₂w- →Every word from Ancient Greek παίω →Every word from Ancient Greek Παιάν →