Where does “piftie” come from?
piftie (Romanian) comes from Greek πηχτή, from Greek πηκτή, from Persian پخته, from Persian پختن, from Pali pacati, from Proto-Indo-Iranian páčati, from Proto-Indo-European pékʷeti, from Proto-Indo-European pekʷ-.
piftie (Romanian): aspic, meat jelly
Definitions
- aspic, meat jelly
Ancestry of “piftie”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Greek | πηχτή | brawn UK, head cheese US a meat jelly made with pork |
| 2 | Greek | πηκτή | — |
| 3 | Persian | پخته | cooked, baked |
| 4 | Persian | پختن | to cook; to bake; to broil |
| 5 | Pali | pacati | to cook; masculine/neuter locative singular of... |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | páčati | to cook |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | pékʷeti | to be cooking; to ripen |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | pekʷ- | to cook; to ripen |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | h₃-ép-kʷ- | — |