Where does “pecetë” come from?

pecetë (Albanian) comes from Ottoman Turkish پچته, from Italian pezzetta, from Italian pezza, from Vulgar Latin pettia, from Latin pettia, from Gaulish pettyā, from Proto-Celtic kʷezdis — piece, portion.

pecetë (Albanian): napkin, serviette

Definitions

  1. napkin, serviette

Ancestry of “pecetë”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ottoman Turkishپچتهnapkin, serviette
2ItalianpezzettaA small piece
3Italianpezzabolt; patch; rag
4Vulgar Latinpettiapiece, portion
5Latinpettiapiece, portion
6Gaulishpettyā—
7Proto-Celtickʷezdispiece, portion
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