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

Definitions

  1. cloth, rag, napkin

Ancestry of “pecë”, step by step

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

Words derived from “pecë”

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