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

  1. borderland, border zone, frontier area

Ancestry of “pierobeža”, step by step

pierobeža traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Latvian pie

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latvianpieat; on; to
2Proto-Balto-Slavicpreiat, with
3Proto-Indo-Europeanper-before, in front; first; to go through
4Proto-Indo-Europeanpr̥tóspassed , crossed

via Latvian robeža

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latvianrobežaborder
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tós →Every word from Proto-Indo-European per- →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic prei →