Where does “piron” come from?

piron (Romanian) comes from Old Church Slavonic пиронъ, from Greek πιρούνι, from Koine Greek περόνιον, from Ancient Greek περόνη, from Ancient Greek πείρω, from Proto-Hellenic *péryō.

piron (Romanian): big nail, holdfast

Definitions

  1. big nail, holdfast

Ancestry of “piron”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Church Slavonicпиронъ
2Greekπιρούνιfork
3Koine Greekπερόνιον
4Ancient Greekπερόνηpin or tongue of a buckle; buckle or brooch...
5Ancient GreekπείρωI pierce, run through; I cleave through
6Proto-Hellenic*péryō
Every word from Proto-Hellenic *péryōEvery word from Ancient Greek πείρωEvery word from Ancient Greek περόνη
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