Where does “пила́” come from?

пила́ (Russian) comes from Proto-Slavic pila, from Old High German fil — file.

пила́ (Russian): saw

Definitions

  1. saw

Ancestry of “пила́”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slavicpilasaw, file
2Old High Germanfilfile

Words derived from “пила́

Every word from Old High German filEvery word from Proto-Slavic pila