Where does “פטקא” come from?

פטקא (Aramaic) comes from Ancient Greek πιττάκιον, from Ancient Greek πιττά, from Proto-Indo-European peyH- — fat, milk.

פטקא (Aramaic): ticket; memorandum, letter

Definitions

  1. ticket; memorandum, letter

Ancestry of “פטקא”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekπιττάκιονwriting tablet; a leaf out of a writing tablet,...
2Ancient Greekπιττάpitch, tar
3Proto-Indo-EuropeanpeyH-fat, milk
Every word from Proto-Indo-European peyH-Every word from Ancient Greek πιττάEvery word from Ancient Greek πιττάκιον