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Where does “upe” come from?

upe (Latvian) comes from Proto-Balto-Slavic apē-, from Proto-Indo-European h₂ep- — water, body of water.

upe (Latvian): river

Definitions

  1. river

Ancestry of “upe”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Balto-Slavicapē-—
2Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂ep-water, body of water

Words derived from “upe”

  • upene
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂ep- →