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

  1. ring of people; administrative district, region;...

Ancestry of “piiri”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Finnicpiiriline; border; ring, circle
2Proto-Uralicpirecircle

Words derived from “piiri”

Every word from Proto-Uralic pire →Every word from Proto-Finnic piiri →