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Where does “ùpė” come from?

ùpė (Lithuanian) comes from Proto-Baltic *āpē-, from Proto-Indo-European h₂ep- — water, body of water.

ùpė (Lithuanian): river

Definitions

  1. river

Ancestry of “ùpė”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Baltic*āpē-—
2Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂ep-water, body of water

Words derived from “ùpė”

  • paupinis
  • upelis
  • paupys
  • upinis
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