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Where does “pekā” come from?

pekā (Proto-Albanian) comes from Proto-Indo-European pékʷeti, from Proto-Indo-European pekʷ-, from Proto-Indo-European h₃-ép-kʷ-.

Ancestry of “pekā”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeanpékʷetito be cooking; to ripen
2Proto-Indo-Europeanpekʷ-to cook; to ripen
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃-ép-kʷ-—

Words derived from “pekā”

  • pjekë
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃-ép-kʷ- →