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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
Step
Language
Word
Meaning
1
Romanian
pită
bread, specifically a kind often made from...
2
Bulgarian
пита
round loaf; cake; honeycomb
3
Ancient Greek
πίτα
pie
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