Where does “parëz” come from?

parëz (Albanian) comes from Albanian parë, from Ottoman Turkish پاره, from Persian پاره, from Middle Persian pʾlk' — piece, part, portion.

parëz (Albanian): queen bee

Definitions

  1. queen bee

Ancestry of “parëz”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Albanianparëfirst; main, principal, primary, chief;...
2Ottoman Turkishپارهpiece, part, morsel; cannon shot; coin, money
3Persianپارهpiece, part, portion; coin, money; torn, torn...
4Middle Persianpʾlk'piece, part, portion
Every word from Middle Persian pʾlk' →Every word from Persian پاره →Every word from Ottoman Turkish پاره →