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Where does “pies” come from?

pies (Polish) comes from Old Polish pies, from Proto-Slavic pьsъ, from Proto-Balto-Slavic píśas.

pies (Polish): A dog; A male dog; A male fox or badger

Definitions

  1. A dog; A male dog; A male fox or badger

Ancestry of “pies”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Polishpies—
2Proto-Slavicpьsъdog
3Proto-Balto-Slavicpíśas—

Words derived from “pies”

  • psiarnia
  • psubrat
  • psisko
  • piesek
  • pieseczek
  • psi
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