Where does “lihapiirakka” come from?
lihapiirakka (Finnish) comes from Finnish piirakka, from Russian пиро́г, from Old East Slavic пирогъ, from Proto-Slavic pirogъ, from Proto-Slavic pirъ — fest; party.
lihapiirakka (Finnish): meat pie
Ancestry of “lihapiirakka”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Finnish | piirakka | pie; pierogi, pirog; pasty |
| 2 | Russian | пиро́г | pie |
| 3 | Old East Slavic | пирогъ | — |
| 4 | Proto-Slavic | pirogъ | — |
| 5 | Proto-Slavic | pirъ | fest; party |