Where does “rahkapiirakka” come from?

rahkapiirakka (Finnish) comes from Finnish piirakka, from Russian пиро́г, from Old East Slavic пирогъ, from Proto-Slavic pirogъ, from Proto-Slavic pirъ — fest; party.

rahkapiirakka (Finnish): quark pie

Definitions

  1. quark pie

Ancestry of “rahkapiirakka”, step by step

rahkapiirakka traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish piirakka

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishpiirakkapie; pierogi, pirog; pasty
2Russianпиро́гpie
3Old East Slavicпирогъ—
4Proto-Slavicpirogъtype of pie?
5Proto-Slavicpirъfest; party

via Finnish rahka

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishrahkaquark; curd
2Proto-Finnicrahkaquark (soft creamy cheese)
Every word from Proto-Slavic pirъ →Every word from Proto-Slavic pirogъ →Every word from Old East Slavic пирогъ →