Where does “pilis” come from?
pilis (Proto-Balto-Slavic) comes from Proto-Indo-European pl̥h₁-í-s, from Proto-Indo-European tpelH- — fortification, city.
Ancestry of “pilis”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Proto-Indo-European | pl̥h₁-í-s | — |
| 2 | Proto-Indo-European | tpelH- | fortification, city |
Words derived from “pilis”