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Where does “путир” come from?

путир (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Ancient Greek ποτήρ, from Ancient Greek πῑ́νω, from Proto-Indo-European peh₃- — to drink.

путир (Serbo-Croatian): chalice

Definitions

  1. chalice

Ancestry of “путир”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekποτήρdrinking-cup
2Ancient Greekπῑ́νωI drink
3Proto-Indo-Europeanpeh₃-to drink
Every word from Proto-Indo-European peh₃- →