Where does “pecë” come from?
pecë (Albanian) comes from Italian pezza, from Vulgar Latin pettia, from Latin pettia, from Gaulish pettyā, from Proto-Celtic kʷezdis — piece, portion.
pecë (Albanian): cloth, rag, napkin
Ancestry of “pecë”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Italian | pezza | bolt; patch; rag |
| 2 | Vulgar Latin | pettia | piece, portion |
| 3 | Latin | pettia | piece, portion |
| 4 | Gaulish | pettyā | — |
| 5 | Proto-Celtic | kʷezdis | piece, portion |