Re: Slavic obscene words (Was: Brugmann's Law)

Any truth to the notion that the word is from French
pirogue < Spanish piragua < some Native American word
--due to its shape?


--- george knysh <gknysh@...> wrote:

>
> --- Rick McCallister <gabaroo6958@...> wrote:
>
> OTOH, all
> > of
> > > > them ate /pirohi/ --which we Americans doubly
> > > > pluralize as "piroguies" /p@.../. I like
> > them
> > > in
> > > > sour cream with capers, onions and mushrooms
> > > --topped
> > > > with dill.
>
> ****GK: "pyrohy" (American "piroguies")in Western
> Ukraine are "varenyky" in the Center and East.
> "Pyrohy" in the Center-East are akin to "pies".
> "Little pies" are "pyrizhky" ("pirozhki" in
> Russian.****
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