Where does “géewaa” come from?
géewaa (Tlingit) comes from Russian пи́во, from Old East Slavic пиво, from Proto-Slavic pivo, from Proto-Indo-European peh₃- — to drink.
géewaa (Tlingit): beer
Ancestry of “géewaa”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Russian | пи́во | — |
| 2 | Old East Slavic | пиво | — |
| 3 | Proto-Slavic | pivo | drink, beer, beverage |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | peh₃- | to drink |