Where does “pjesëtoj” come from?

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

pjesëtoj (Albanian): to divide

Definitions

  1. to divide

Ancestry of “pjesëtoj”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Albanianpjesëpart; fragment, fraction; portion, share
2Vulgar Latinpettiapiece, portion
3Latinpettiapiece, portion
4Gaulishpettyā—
5Proto-Celtickʷezdispiece, portion
Every word from Proto-Celtic kʷezdis →Every word from Gaulish pettyā →Every word from Latin pettia →
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