Where does “petar” come from?
petar (Galician) comes from Galician peto, from Proto-Indo-European (s)peyk- — name of a bird; woodpecker; magpie.
petar (Galician): to knock, to impact; to churn; to want
Definitions
- to knock, to impact; to churn; to want
Ancestry of “petar”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Galician | peto | woodpecker; money box; poor box; pocket |
| 2 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)peyk- | name of a bird; woodpecker; magpie |