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pie-

pie-

Latvian

Prefix

pie-

  1. Usually found on verbs (and their derived nouns or adjectives) with the meaning "to", "to the front", or "joining", "adding", "in addition" (like Russian при- ‎(pri-)).

Derived terms

<a class='CategoryTreeLabel CategoryTreeLabelNs14 CategoryTreeLabelCategory' href='/wiki/Category:Latvian_words_prefixed_with_pie-'>Latvian words prefixed with pie-</a>

References

  • Derksen, Rick (2008) Etymological Dictionary of the Slavic Inherited Lexicon (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 4), Leiden, Boston: Brill, ISBN 978 90 04 15504 6, page 419

Etymology

From earlier prie-, from Proto-Balto-Slavic *prei, from Proto-Indo-European *prey. Cognate with Lithuanian priẽ ‎(“at, with, to”), príe- ‎(“at, with, to”), Old Prussian prei ‎(“at, with, to”) and Common Slavic *pri ‎(“at, with, by”).

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