Where does “petxina” come from?

petxina (Catalan) comes from Latin pecten, from Proto-Italic pekten, from Proto-Indo-European peḱten-s, from Proto-Indo-European peḱ- — to pluck; livestock; wealth.

petxina (Catalan): scallop

Definitions

  1. scallop

Ancestry of “petxina”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinpectencomb; pubic hair; scallop
2Proto-Italicpektencomb
3Proto-Indo-Europeanpeḱten-s—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanpeḱ-to pluck; livestock; wealth
Every word from Proto-Indo-European peḱ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European peḱten-s →Every word from Proto-Italic pekten →