Where does “пийжүү” come from?
пийжүү (Mongolian) comes from Chinese 啤酒, from Chinese 啤, from English bear, from Middle English bere, from Old English bere, from Old English tūn, from Proto-West Germanic tūn, from Proto-Germanic tūną — smoke; mist, haze.
пийжүү (Mongolian): Chinese beer
Ancestry of “пийжүү”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Chinese | 啤酒 | beer |
| 2 | Chinese | 啤 | — |
| 3 | English | bear | A large omnivorous mammal, related to the dog and... |
| 4 | Middle English | bere | bear; To pierce |
| 5 | Old English | bere | barley; first-person singular present indicative... |
| 6 | Old English | tūn | enclosure, yard; place; dwelling |
| 7 | Proto-West Germanic | tūn | fence |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | tūną | fence; enclosure |
| 9 | Gaulish | dunum | fort; hill, hillfort |
| 10 | Proto-Celtic | dūnom | stronghold, rampart |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰewh₂- | smoke; mist, haze |