Where does “paupinis” come from?
paupinis (Lithuanian) comes from Lithuanian upinis, from Lithuanian upė, from Proto-Baltic *āpē-, from Proto-Indo-European h₂ep- — water, body of water.
paupinis (Lithuanian): riverside
Ancestry of “paupinis”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Lithuanian | upinis | riverine |
| 2 | Lithuanian | upė | river |
| 3 | Proto-Baltic | *āpē- | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂ep- | water, body of water |