Where does “πέτσα” come from?

πέτσα (Greek) comes from Italian pezza, from Vulgar Latin pettia, from Latin pettia, from Gaulish pettyā, from Proto-Celtic kʷezdis — piece, portion.

πέτσα (Greek): rind; skin, crust

Definitions

  1. rind; skin, crust

Ancestry of “πέτσα”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italianpezzabolt; patch; rag
2Vulgar Latinpettiapiece, portion
3Latinpettiapiece, portion
4Gaulishpettyā—
5Proto-Celtickʷezdispiece, portion
Every word from Proto-Celtic kʷezdis →Every word from Gaulish pettyā →Every word from Latin pettia →