Where does “pikë” come from?

pikë (Albanian) comes from Albanian pjek, from Proto-Albanian pekā, from Proto-Indo-European pékʷeti, from Proto-Indo-European pekʷ-, from Proto-Indo-European h₃-ép-kʷ-.

pikë (Albanian): drop, droplet; hole; dot, dotted, spotted,...

Definitions

  1. drop, droplet; hole; dot, dotted, spotted,...

Ancestry of “pikë”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1AlbanianpjekI bake; I broil; I roast
2Proto-Albanianpekā—
3Proto-Indo-Europeanpékʷetito be cooking; to ripen
4Proto-Indo-Europeanpekʷ-to cook; to ripen
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃-ép-kʷ-—

Words derived from “pikë”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃-ép-kʷ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European pekʷ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European pékʷeti →