Where does “paxta” come from?
paxta (Uzbek) comes from Persian پخته, from Persian پختن, from Pali pacati, from Proto-Indo-Iranian páčati, from Proto-Indo-European pékʷeti, from Proto-Indo-European pekʷ-, from Proto-Indo-European h₃-ép-kʷ-.
paxta (Uzbek): cotton
Definitions
- cotton
Ancestry of “paxta”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Persian | پخته | cooked, baked |
| 2 | Persian | پختن | to cook; to bake; to broil |
| 3 | Pali | pacati | to cook; masculine/neuter locative singular of... |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | páčati | to cook |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | pékʷeti | to be cooking; to ripen |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | pekʷ- | to cook; to ripen |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | h₃-ép-kʷ- | — |