pīt

See also: pit, PIT, pít, pît, and piť

Latvian

Etymology

From Proto-Balto-Slavic *pinˀtei[1], from Proto-Indo-European *(s)penH-[1].

Cognate with Lithuanian pìnti[1], Polish piąć się (to climb)[1] and Ancient Greek πένομαι (pénomai, to toil)[1].

Verb

pīt tr., 1st conj., pres. pinu, pin, pin, past pinu

  1. to braid
  2. to plait
  3. to weave
  4. to wattle
  5. to wreathe

Conjugation

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 Derksen, Rick (2008) Etymological Dictionary of the Slavic Inherited Lexicon (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 4), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 399
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