Where does “leckë” come from?

leckë (Albanian) comes from Albanian pecë, from Italian pezza, from Vulgar Latin pettia, from Latin pettia, from Gaulish pettyā, from Proto-Celtic kʷezdis — piece, portion.

leckë (Albanian): cloth; rag; tatter

Definitions

  1. cloth; rag; tatter

Ancestry of “leckë”, step by step

leckë traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Albanian pecë

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Albanianpecëcloth, rag, napkin
2Italianpezzabolt; patch; rag
3Vulgar Latinpettiapiece, portion
4Latinpettiapiece, portion
5Gaulishpettyā—
6Proto-Celtickʷezdispiece, portion

via Albanian laj

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1AlbanianlajI wash; I clean; I brush
2Albanianlanj—
3Proto-Albanianlaunja—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanleuh₃-release

Words derived from “leckë”

Every word from Proto-Celtic kʷezdis →Every word from Gaulish pettyā →Every word from Latin pettia →