Where does “hiilipiirustus” come from?

hiilipiirustus (Finnish) comes from Finnish piirustus, from Finnish piirustaa, from Finnish piiru, from Russian пир, from Old East Slavic пиръ, from Proto-Slavic pirъ — fest; party.

hiilipiirustus (Finnish): charcoal drawing

Definitions

  1. charcoal drawing

Ancestry of “hiilipiirustus”, step by step

hiilipiirustus traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish piirustus

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishpiirustusa drawing; the act of drawing
2FinnishpiirustaaTo draw, sketch
3Finnishpiirurafter; point; angular mil, mil
4Russianпирfeast, banquet
5Old East Slavicпиръ—
6Proto-Slavicpirъfest; party

via Finnish hiili

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishhiilicoal; charcoal; carbon
2Proto-Finnichiilicharcoal; ember
Every word from Proto-Slavic pirъ →