Where does “pie” come from?
pie (Latvian) comes from Proto-Balto-Slavic prei, from Proto-Indo-European per-, from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tós — passed , crossed.
pie (Latvian): at; on; to
Ancestry of “pie”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Proto-Balto-Slavic | prei | at, with |
| 2 | Proto-Indo-European | per- | before, in front; first; to go through |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | pr̥tós | passed , crossed |