Where does “pirnipuu” come from?

pirnipuu (Estonian) comes from Estonian pirn, from German Birne, from Middle High German bire, from Old High German bira, from Vulgar Latin pira, from Latin pirum — a pear.

pirnipuu (Estonian): pear

Definitions

  1. pear

Ancestry of “pirnipuu”, step by step

pirnipuu traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Estonian pirn

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Estonianpirnpear; light bulb
2GermanBirnepear; lightbulb; head, bonce, noggin
3Middle High Germanbire—
4Old High Germanbirapear
5Vulgar Latinpira—
6Latinpiruma pear

via Estonian püü

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Estonianpüüpartridge
2Proto-Finnicpüühazel grouse
3Proto-Uralicpüŋehazel hen
Every word from Latin pirum →Every word from Vulgar Latin pira →Every word from Old High German bira →
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