Where does “priekšpilsēta” come from?

priekšpilsēta (Latvian) comes from Latvian pilsēta, from Latvian pils, from Proto-Balto-Slavic pilis, from Proto-Indo-European pl̥h₁-í-s, from Proto-Indo-European tpelH- — fortification, city.

priekšpilsēta (Latvian): outskirts, suburb

Definitions

  1. outskirts, suburb

Ancestry of “priekšpilsēta”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latvianpilsētacity, town
2Latvianpilspalace; castle
3Proto-Balto-Slavicpilis—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanpl̥h₁-í-s—
5Proto-Indo-EuropeantpelH-fortification, city
Every word from Proto-Indo-European tpelH- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European pl̥h₁-í-s →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic pilis →