Where does “пиво” come from?

пиво (Old Church Slavonic) comes from Proto-Slavic pivo, from Proto-Indo-European peh₃- — to drink.

пиво (Old Church Slavonic): drink, beverage; beer, ale

Definitions

  1. drink, beverage; beer, ale

Ancestry of “пиво”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slavicpivodrink, beer, beverage
2Proto-Indo-Europeanpeh₃-to drink
Every word from Proto-Indo-European peh₃- →Every word from Proto-Slavic pivo →