Where does “પેચિયું” come from?

પેચિયું (Gujarati) comes from Gujarati પેચ, from Persian پیچ, from Armenian բիճ, from Middle Armenian բիճ — bastard, illegitimate child.

પેચિયું (Gujarati): screwdriver

Definitions

  1. screwdriver

Ancestry of “પેચિયું”, step by step

પેચિયું traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Gujarati પેચ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Gujaratiપેચscrew
2Persianپیچcurve, curvature; twist, curl; screw
3Armenianբիճbastard, illegitimate child
4Middle Armenianբիճbastard, illegitimate child

via Gujarati ઇયું

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Gujaratiઇયું
Every word from Middle Armenian բիճEvery word from Armenian բիճEvery word from Persian پیچ