Where does “pils” come from?
pils (Latvian) comes from Proto-Balto-Slavic pilis, from Proto-Indo-European pl̥h₁-í-s, from Proto-Indo-European tpelH- — fortification, city.
pils (Latvian): palace; castle
Ancestry of “pils”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Proto-Balto-Slavic | pilis | — |
| 2 | Proto-Indo-European | pl̥h₁-í-s | — |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | tpelH- | fortification, city |
Words derived from “pils”