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