Where does “фета” come from?
фета (Russian) comes from Greek φέτα, from Italian fetta, from Latin findere, from Proto-Indo-European bʰeyd-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰey- — bee.
фета (Russian): feta
Ancestry of “фета”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Greek | φέτα | slice; feta |
| 2 | Italian | fetta | slice; piece |
| 3 | Latin | findere | second-person singular future passive indicative... |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰeyd- | to split |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰey- | bee |