Where does “паста” come from?

паста (Russian) comes from Italian pasta, from Latin pasta, from Ancient Greek παστά, from Ancient Greek παστός, from Ancient Greek πάσσω, from Proto-Indo-European kʷeh₁t- — to shake.

паста (Russian): paste

Definitions

  1. paste

Ancestry of “паста”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italianpastapaste; pasta, noodles; dough
2Latinpastapaste; nominative/vocative feminine singular of...
3Ancient Greekπαστάbarley porridge
4Ancient Greekπαστόςsprinkled with salt, salted; woman's chamber,...
5Ancient GreekπάσσωI sprinkle
6Proto-Indo-Europeankʷeh₁t-to shake

Words derived from “паста

Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷeh₁t-Every word from Ancient Greek πάσσωEvery word from Ancient Greek παστός
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