Where does “paupys” come from?

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

paupys (Lithuanian): riverbank, riverside

Definitions

  1. riverbank, riverside

Ancestry of “paupys”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Lithuanianupėriver
2Proto-Baltic*āpē-—
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂ep-water, body of water
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂ep- →Every word from Proto-Baltic *āpē- →Every word from Lithuanian upė →