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

Definitions

  1. eyelash

Ancestry of “pjekë”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Albanianpekā—
2Proto-Indo-Europeanpékʷetito be cooking; to ripen
3Proto-Indo-Europeanpekʷ-to cook; to ripen
4Proto-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 →