Akkadian

peˀatu - side (CAD P 358, AHw. 861)

Most probably a WS loanword (EDA I 75)

PS
*piˀ-at- - border, side (EDA P 519, SED I No. 204)

*­-V­- in the protoform should probably be replaced by *-­i-­ supported by Eth. and Soq.; ­u- in Akk., Mnd. and Hbr. (if related) might be explained by the influence of *p-­, and -­a-­ in Syr., by the influence of ­-ˀ-.