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

Definitions

  1. beer

Ancestry of “géewaa”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianпи́воbeer
2Old East Slavicпиво—
3Proto-Slavicpivodrink, beer, beverage
4Proto-Indo-Europeanpeh₃-to drink
Every word from Proto-Indo-European peh₃- →Every word from Proto-Slavic pivo →Every word from Old East Slavic пиво →