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Where does “pită” come from?

pită (Romanian) comes from Bulgarian пита, from Ancient Greek πίτα.

pită (Romanian): bread, specifically a kind often made from...

Definitions

  1. bread, specifically a kind often made from...

Ancestry of “pită”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Bulgarianпитаround loaf; cake; honeycomb
2Ancient Greekπίτα—
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