Where does “pierobeža” come from?
pierobeža (Latvian) comes from Latvian pie, from Proto-Balto-Slavic prei, from Proto-Indo-European per-, from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tós — passed , crossed.
pierobeža (Latvian): borderland, border zone, frontier area
Definitions
- borderland, border zone, frontier area
Ancestry of “pierobeža”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Latvian | pie | at; on; to |
| 2 | Proto-Balto-Slavic | prei | at, with |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | per- | before, in front; first; to go through |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | pr̥tós | passed , crossed |