Where does “piersts” come from?

piersts (Latgalian) comes from Proto-Balto-Slavic pírštan, from Proto-Indo-European pr̥-sth₂-o-m, from Proto-Indo-European per-, from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tós — passed , crossed.

piersts (Latgalian): finger

Definitions

  1. finger

Ancestry of “piersts”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Balto-Slavicpírštanfinger
2Proto-Indo-Europeanpr̥-sth₂-o-mtip
3Proto-Indo-Europeanper-before, in front; first; to go through
4Proto-Indo-Europeanpr̥tóspassed , crossed
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tós →Every word from Proto-Indo-European per- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European pr̥-sth₂-o-m →