Where does “viivapiirustus” come from?

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

viivapiirustus (Finnish): line drawing

Definitions

  1. line drawing

Ancestry of “viivapiirustus”, step by step

viivapiirustus traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish piirustus

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishpiirustusa drawing; the act of drawing
2FinnishpiirustaaTo draw, sketch
3Finnishpiirurafter; point; angular mil, mil
4Russianпирfeast, banquet
5Old East Slavicпиръ—
6Proto-Slavicpirъfest; party

via Finnish viiva

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishviivaline; dash, hyphen; bar
2Finnishvije-—
Every word from Proto-Slavic pirъ →