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Where does “пай” come from?
пай (Russian) comes from Turkic пай, from Middle Chinese 派.
пай
(Russian): share, interest
Definitions
share, interest
Ancestry of “пай”, step by step
Step
Language
Word
Meaning
1
Turkic
пай
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2
Middle Chinese
派
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Words derived from “пай”
паёк
паевой
პაიოკი
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