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Where does “пила́” come from?
пила́ (Russian) comes from Proto-Slavic pila, from Old High German fil — file.
пила́
(Russian): saw
Definitions
saw
Ancestry of “пила́”, step by step
Step
Language
Word
Meaning
1
Proto-Slavic
pila
saw, file
2
Old High German
fil
file
Words derived from “пила́”
пилорама
бензопила
пильщик
пильчатый
пильный
пиляти
рыба-пила
բենզասղոց
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