Where does “па́ста” come from?

па́ста (Bulgarian) comes from Italian pasta, from Latin pasta, from Ancient Greek παστά, from Ancient Greek παστός, from Ancient Greek πάσσω, from Proto-Indo-European kʷeh₁t- — to shake.

па́ста (Bulgarian): pastry, cake small sweet made of dough, usually with cream

Definitions

pastry, cake small sweet made of dough, usually with cream

Ancestry of “па́ста”, step by step

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Italian	pasta	paste; pasta, noodles; dough
2	Latin	pasta	paste; nominative/vocative feminine singular of...
3	Ancient Greek	παστά	barley porridge
4	Ancient Greek	παστός	sprinkled with salt, salted; woman's chamber,...
5	Ancient Greek	πάσσω	I sprinkle
6	Proto-Indo-European	kʷeh₁t-	to shake

Words derived from “па́ста”

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Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷeh₁t- →Every word from Ancient Greek πάσσω →Every word from Ancient Greek παστός →