Where does “pastalaya” come from?
pastalaya (English) comes from English pasta, 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.
pastalaya (English): A dish based on jambalaya but replacing the rice with pasta
Definitions
- A dish based on jambalaya but replacing the rice with pasta
Ancestry of “pastalaya”, step by step
pastalaya traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English pasta
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | pasta | Dough made from wheat and water and sometimes... |
| 2 | Italian | pasta | paste; pasta, noodles; dough |
| 3 | Latin | pasta | paste; nominative/vocative feminine singular of... |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | παστά | barley porridge |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | παστός | sprinkled with salt, salted; woman's chamber,... |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | πάσσω | I sprinkle |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | kʷeh₁t- | to shake |