Lemizh / English dictionary

pàx.

to make leaves (of plants)

pyxpxlÌj. flat leaf , e.g. of a flowering plant, as opposed to a conifer’s needle (⇐ ⇔ pÌx pxlÌjy.)
pyxxÌk. needle, e.g. of a conifer, as opposed to a flat leaf (⇐ ⇔ pÌx xÙky. ‘pointy leaf’)

Etymology

< NLem pex‑a
< LMLem pèx‑yr ‘pine needle > leaf’
< MLem peex‑yr ‘pine’
< OLem pēç‑
< PLem *pewç‑
< PIE *péu̯k̑‑eh₂

Cognates

Ger Fichte ‘spruce’, Gk πεύκη ‘pine’