Where does “pejzë” come from?

pejzë (Albanian) comes from Albanian pe, from Proto-Albanian petja, from Russian Петя, from Russian Пётр, from Koine Greek Πέτρος, from Ancient Greek Πέτρος, from Ancient Greek πέτρος — rock, stone, boulder; type of reed.

pejzë (Albanian): muscle, sinew, string

Definitions

  1. muscle, sinew, string

Ancestry of “pejzë”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Albanianpethread
2Proto-Albanianpetja—
3RussianПетя—
4RussianПётрPeter; {{w|Peter the Great}}
5Koine GreekΠέτρος—
6Ancient GreekΠέτροςPeter
7Ancient Greekπέτροςrock, stone, boulder; type of reed
Every word from Ancient Greek πέτρος →Every word from Ancient Greek Πέτρος →Every word from Koine Greek Πέτρος →