Where does “pusiasalis” come from?

pusiasalis (Lithuanian) comes from Latin paenīnsula, from Latin paene, from Proto-Indo-European peh₁- — to hate, hurt.

pusiasalis (Lithuanian): peninsula

Definitions

  1. peninsula

Ancestry of “pusiasalis”, step by step

pusiasalis traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Latin paenīnsula

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinpaenīnsulapeninsula
2Latinpaenealmost, nearly; scarcely, hardly, barely
3Proto-Indo-Europeanpeh₁-to hate, hurt

via Lithuanian sala

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Lithuaniansalaisle, island

via Lithuanian pùsė

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Lithuanianpùsėhalf
Every word from Proto-Indo-European peh₁- →Every word from Latin paene →Every word from Latin paenīnsula →