Where does “paksa” come from?

paksa (Albanian) comes from Albanian pak, from Latin paucus, from Proto-Italic paukos, from Proto-Indo-European peh₂ukos, from Proto-Indo-European peh₂w- — few, little; smallness.

paksa (Albanian): a little, a bit

Definitions

  1. a little, a bit

Ancestry of “paksa”, step by step

paksa traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Albanian pak

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1AlbanianpakI paralize, pass out, appall, mortify; I am...
2Latinpaucusfew, little
3Proto-Italicpaukosfew
4Proto-Indo-Europeanpeh₂ukos—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanpeh₂w-few, little; smallness

via Albanian sa

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Albaniansahow much
2Proto-Albaniansi-a—
3Abauahouse
Every word from Proto-Indo-European peh₂w- →