Where does “pikëzoj” come from?

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

pikëzoj (Albanian): to dot

Definitions

  1. to dot

Ancestry of “pikëzoj”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Albanianpikëdrop, droplet; hole; dot, dotted, spotted,...
2AlbanianpjekI bake; I broil; I roast
3Proto-Albanianpekā—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanpékʷetito be cooking; to ripen
5Proto-Indo-Europeanpekʷ-to cook; to ripen
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃-ép-kʷ-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃-ép-kʷ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European pekʷ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European pékʷeti →