Where does “pitucă” come from?

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

Ancestry of “pitucă”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Romanianpităbread, specifically a kind often made from...
2Bulgarianпитаround loaf; cake; honeycomb
3Ancient Greekπίταpie
Every word from Ancient Greek πίτα →Every word from Bulgarian пита →Every word from Romanian pită →