Where does “ape” come from?

ape (Old Prussian) comes from Proto-Baltic *āpē-, from Proto-Indo-European h₂ep- — water, body of water.

ape (Old Prussian): river

Definitions

  1. river

Ancestry of “ape”, step by step

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