Where does “пировать” come from?

пировать (Russian) comes from Russian пир, from Old East Slavic пиръ, from Proto-Slavic pirъ — fest; party.

пировать (Russian): to feast, to celebrate with feasting, to revel,...

Definitions

  1. to feast, to celebrate with feasting, to revel,...

Ancestry of “пировать”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianпирfeast, banquet
2Old East Slavicпиръ—
3Proto-Slavicpirъfest; party
Every word from Proto-Slavic pirъ →Every word from Old East Slavic пиръ →Every word from Russian пир →