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Where does “pirštis” come from?

pirštis (Proto-Balto-Slavic) comes from Proto-Indo-European pérs-ti-s ~ pr̥s-téy-s, from Proto-Indo-European pers- — to sprinkle, to spatter.

Ancestry of “pirštis”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeanpérs-ti-s ~ pr̥s-téy-s—
2Proto-Indo-Europeanpers-to sprinkle, to spatter

Words derived from “pirštis”

  • prsť
  • pьrstь
  • prsť
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