Where does “პასტელი” come from?
პასტელი (Georgian) comes from Italian pastello, from Latin pastellum, from Latin pasta, from Ancient Greek παστά, from Ancient Greek παστός, from Ancient Greek πάσσω, from Proto-Indo-European kʷeh₁t- — to shake.
პასტელი (Georgian): crayon, pastel
Ancestry of “პასტელი”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Italian | pastello | pastel |
| 2 | Latin | pastellum | dough, paste |
| 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 |