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Where does “peje” come from?

peje (Spanish) comes from Latin piscis, from Proto-Indo-European pisḱ-, from Proto-Indo-European h₂ep- — water, body of water.

peje (Spanish): fish

Definitions

  1. fish

Ancestry of “peje”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinpiscisa fish
2Proto-Indo-Europeanpisḱ-fish
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂ep-water, body of water

Words derived from “peje”

  • pejelagarto
  • pejerrey
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