Where does “pilietinis” come from?

pilietinis (Lithuanian) comes from Lithuanian piliẽtis, from Lithuanian pilis, from Proto-Balto-Slavic pilis, from Proto-Indo-European pl̥h₁-í-s, from Proto-Indo-European tpelH- — fortification, city.

pilietinis (Lithuanian): civil, civic

Definitions

  1. civil, civic

Ancestry of “pilietinis”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Lithuanianpiliẽtiscitizen
2Lithuanianpilis"or"; castle, stronghold; palace
3Proto-Balto-Slavicpilis—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanpl̥h₁-í-s—
5Proto-Indo-EuropeantpelH-fortification, city
Every word from Proto-Indo-European tpelH- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European pl̥h₁-í-s →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic pilis →