Where does “pire” come from?

pire (Turkish) comes from Ottoman Turkish پیره, from Proto-Turkic *bürge — flea.

pire (Turkish): flea

Definitions

  1. flea

Ancestry of “pire”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ottoman Turkishپیرهflea, any small, parasitic insect in the order Siphonaptera
2Proto-Turkic*bürgeflea
Every word from Proto-Turkic *bürge →Every word from Ottoman Turkish پیره →
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