Where does “пи” come from?
пи (Russian) comes from English pee, from English piss, from Middle English pisse, from Middle English pissen, from Old French pissier, from Vulgar Latin pissiare, from Latin pissio — I piss.
пи (Russian): P, p; Π, π; A mathematical constant pi
Definitions
- P, p; Π, π; A mathematical constant pi
Ancestry of “пи”, step by step
пи traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English pee
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | pee | Urine; To urinate; To drizzle |
| 2 | English | piss | Urine; An instance of pissing; Alcoholic... |
| 3 | Middle English | pisse | piss, urine; Alternative form of pissen |
| 4 | Middle English | pissen | To piss; to deliver urine from the genitals; To... |
| 5 | Old French | pissier | to piss; to excrete urine |
| 6 | Vulgar Latin | pissiare | present active infinitive of *pīssiō |
| 7 | Latin | pissio | I piss |