h₂epi

“at, near, before”

Widely acceptedpositionrelation

before/at

PIE preposition meaning at, near, or before. Source of Latin apud and spatial terms for proximity.

bʰewd-mn̥-“bottom, ground beneath water”dhewb-“deep, hollow”dʰe-“to set down”h₁en“in, into, within”h₁enter“between, among, within”h₁epi-steh₂-“to stand upon, understand”h₁eǵʰs“out of, from within”h₂ed“to, near, at (proximity)”