Where does “apē-” come from?

apē- (Proto-Balto-Slavic) comes from Proto-Indo-European h₂ep- — water, body of water.

Ancestry of “apē-”, step by step

apē- traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Proto-Indo-European h₂ep-

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂ep-water, body of water

via Proto-Indo-European h₂op

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂opwater, river

via Proto-Indo-European h₂op-

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂op-

Words derived from “apē-

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂ep-