Where does “пияцтво” come from?

пияцтво (Ukrainian) comes from Ukrainian пия́к, from Ukrainian пи́ти, from Old East Slavic пити, from Proto-Slavic piti, from Proto-Indo-European peh₃- — to drink.

пияцтво (Ukrainian): heavy drinking, (constant/habitual) drunkenness

Definitions

  1. heavy drinking, (constant/habitual) drunkenness

Ancestry of “пияцтво”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ukrainianпия́кdrunkard, drunk
2Ukrainianпи́тиto drink
3Old East Slavicпити—
4Proto-Slavicpitito drink
5Proto-Indo-Europeanpeh₃-to drink
Every word from Proto-Indo-European peh₃- →Every word from Proto-Slavic piti →Every word from Old East Slavic пити →