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Where does “пиво” come from?

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

Ancestry of “пиво”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old East Slavicпиво—
2Proto-Slavicpivodrink, beer, beverage
3Proto-Indo-Europeanpeh₃-to drink

Words derived from “пиво”

  • պիվա
  • pivə
  • пиво
  • pivo
  • piivo
  • piwo
  • géewaa
Every word from Proto-Indo-European peh₃- →