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Where does “pérs-ti-s ~ pr̥s-téy-s” come from?

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

Ancestry of “pérs-ti-s ~ pr̥s-téy-s”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeanpers-to sprinkle, to spatter

Words derived from “pérs-ti-s ~ pr̥s-téy-s”

  • prsť
  • pьrstь
  • prsť
  • pirštis
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