Where does “lihapiiras” come from?

lihapiiras (Finnish) comes from Finnish piiras, from Old East Slavic пирогъ, from Proto-Slavic pirogъ, from Proto-Slavic pirъ — fest; party.

lihapiiras (Finnish): meat pie

Definitions

  1. meat pie

Ancestry of “lihapiiras”, step by step

lihapiiras traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish piiras

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishpiiraspie
2Old East Slavicпирогъ—
3Proto-Slavicpirogъtype of pie?
4Proto-Slavicpirъfest; party

via Finnish liha

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishlihameat; flesh
2Proto-Finniclihameat
3Proto-Finniclišaaddition, increase
Every word from Proto-Slavic pirъ →Every word from Proto-Slavic pirogъ →Every word from Old East Slavic пирогъ →