Where does “starppilsētu” come from?

starppilsētu (Latvian) comes from Latvian pilsētu, 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.

starppilsētu (Latvian): intercity

Definitions

  1. intercity

Ancestry of “starppilsētu”, step by step

starppilsētu traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Latvian pilsētu

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latvianpilsētuaccusative singular form of pilsēta;...
2Latvianpilsētacity, town
3Latvianpilspalace; castle
4Proto-Balto-Slavicpilis—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanpl̥h₁-í-s—
6Proto-Indo-EuropeantpelH-fortification, city

via Latvian starp

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latvianstarpbetween; among, amid; among, between
2Latvianstarpā—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European tpelH- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European pl̥h₁-í-s →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic pilis →
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