Where does “κοτόπιτα” come from?

κοτόπιτα (Greek) comes from Greek πίτα, from Byzantine Greek πίτα — cake, pie; pie; Alternative form of πίττα , Attic...

κοτόπιτα (Greek): chicken pie

Definitions

  1. chicken pie

Ancestry of “κοτόπιτα”, step by step

κοτόπιτα traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Greek πίτα

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Greekπίταpita, pie; pie; very drunk, stoned
2Byzantine Greekπίταcake, pie; pie; Alternative form of πίττα , Attic...

via Greek κότα

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Greekκόταhen, chicken; chicken, coward; ditz, airhead,...
2Ancient Greekκόττοςrooster, cock; chicken; cube
Every word from Byzantine Greek πίτα →Every word from Greek πίτα →