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Where does “pivo” come from?

pivo (Slovak) comes from Proto-Slavic pivo, from Proto-Indo-European peh₃- — to drink.

pivo (Slovak): beer

Definitions

  1. beer

Ancestry of “pivo”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slavicpivodrink, beer, beverage
2Proto-Indo-Europeanpeh₃-to drink
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