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Where does “çapë” come from?

çapë (Albanian) comes from Proto-Albanian tšapā, from Proto-Indo-European kop- — to dig; to strike, to beat.

çapë (Albanian): hard earth layer

Definitions

  1. hard earth layer

Ancestry of “çapë”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Albaniantšapā—
2Proto-Indo-Europeankop-to dig; to strike, to beat
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