Where does “pjekë” come from?
pjekë (Albanian) comes from Proto-Albanian pekā, from Proto-Indo-European pékʷeti, from Proto-Indo-European pekʷ-, from Proto-Indo-European h₃-ép-kʷ-.
pjekë (Albanian): eyelash
Ancestry of “pjekë”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Proto-Albanian | pekā | — |
| 2 | Proto-Indo-European | pékʷeti | to be cooking; to ripen |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | pekʷ- | to cook; to ripen |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | h₃-ép-kʷ- | — |