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Where does “πηκτή” come from?

πηκτή (Greek) comes from Persian پخته, from Persian پختن, from Pali pacati, from Proto-Indo-Iranian páčati, from Proto-Indo-European pékʷeti, from Proto-Indo-European pekʷ-, from Proto-Indo-European h₃-ép-kʷ-.

Ancestry of “πηκτή”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Persianپختهpast participle of پختن ; cooked, baked; ripe;...
2Persianپختنto cook; to bake; to broil
3Palipacatito cook; masculine/neuter locative singular of...
4Proto-Indo-Iranianpáčatito cook
5Proto-Indo-Europeanpékʷetito be cooking; to ripen
6Proto-Indo-Europeanpekʷ-to cook; to ripen
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃-ép-kʷ-—

Words derived from “πηκτή”

  • πηχτή
  • piftie
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