Where does “petja” come from?

petja (Proto-Albanian) comes from Russian Петя, from Russian Пётр, from Koine Greek Πέτρος, from Ancient Greek Πέτρος, from Ancient Greek πέτρος — rock, stone, boulder; type of reed.

Ancestry of “petja”, step by step

petja traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Russian Петя

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Russian	Петя	—
2	Russian	Пётр	Peter; {{w\|Peter the Great}}
3	Koine Greek	Πέτρος	—
4	Ancient Greek	Πέτρος	Peter
5	Ancient Greek	πέτρος	rock, stone, boulder; type of reed

via Proto-Indo-European petino-

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Proto-Indo-European	petino-	—
2	Proto-Indo-European	pet-	to spread out, extend; to replicate, to span; to...

via Catalan petjar

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Catalan	petjar	to step on, set foot on

Words derived from “petja”

pe
pejzë

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