Where does “piiru” come from?

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

piiru (Finnish): rafter; point; angular mil, mil

Definitions

  1. rafter; point; angular mil, mil

Ancestry of “piiru”, step by step

piiru traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Russian пир

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianпирfeast, banquet
2Old East Slavicпиръ
3Proto-Slavicpirъfest; party

via Finnish piiri

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishpiiriring of people; administrative district, region;...
2Proto-Finnicpiiriline; border; ring, circle
3Proto-Uralicpirecircle

Words derived from “piiru

Every word from Proto-Slavic pirъEvery word from Old East Slavic пиръEvery word from Russian пир