Where does “パイ” come from?
パイ (Japanese) comes from English Pi, from Ancient Greek πῖ, from Ancient Greek πεῖ, from Proto-Semitic pay- — the mouth.
パイ (Japanese): a pie; Alternative form of ピー; Synonym of 円周率
Definitions
- a pie; Alternative form of ピー; Synonym of 円周率
Ancestry of “パイ”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | Pi | — |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | πῖ | Alternative form of πεῖ |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | πεῖ | pi, the name for the sixteenth letter Π, π of the... |
| 4 | Proto-Semitic | pay- | the mouth |