Where does “piiri” come from?
piiri (Finnish) comes from Proto-Finnic piiri, from Proto-Uralic pire — circle.
piiri (Finnish): ring of people; administrative district, region;...
Definitions
- ring of people; administrative district, region;...
Ancestry of “piiri”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Proto-Finnic | piiri | — |
| 2 | Proto-Uralic | pire | circle |
Words derived from “piiri”