Where does “apynėlis” come from?

apynėlis (Lithuanian) comes from Lithuanian apynys, from Lithuanian ap-, from Proto-Indo-European h₁epi, from Proto-Indo-European h₁eps.

Ancestry of “apynėlis”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Lithuanianapynyshop plant or seed cone
2Lithuanianap-Movement around something; circum-; Action takes...
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁epion, at, near
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁eps
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁epsEvery word from Proto-Indo-European h₁epiEvery word from Lithuanian ap-