Where does “пир” come from?
пир (Tundra Nenets) comes from Proto-Samoyedic pirə, from Proto-Uralic pide, from Finnish pitää, from Proto-Finnic pitädäk, from Proto-Finno-Ugric pitä-.
пир (Tundra Nenets): height
Ancestry of “пир”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Proto-Samoyedic | pirə | — |
| 2 | Proto-Uralic | pide | tall |
| 3 | Finnish | pitää | to hold, grasp, grip; to keep, take; to like, be... |
| 4 | Proto-Finnic | pitädäk | to hold, to grasp; to keep |
| 5 | Proto-Finno-Ugric | pitä- | — |