Where does “пила” come from?
пила (Old Church Slavonic) comes from Proto-Slavic pila, from Old High German fil — file.
пила (Old Church Slavonic): saw
Ancestry of “пила”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Proto-Slavic | pila | — |
| 2 | Old High German | fil | file |