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Where does “pjesë” come from?

pjesë (Albanian) comes from Vulgar Latin pettia, from Latin pettia, from Gaulish pettyā, from Proto-Celtic kʷezdis — piece, portion.

pjesë (Albanian): part; fragment, fraction; portion, share

Definitions

  1. part; fragment, fraction; portion, share

Ancestry of “pjesë”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vulgar Latinpettiapiece, portion
2Latinpettiapiece, portion
3Gaulishpettyā—
4Proto-Celtickʷezdispiece, portion
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