Where does “çapalitje” come from?

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

çapalitje (Albanian): cutting something by bitting it several times

Definitions

  1. cutting something by bitting it several times

Ancestry of “çapalitje”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Albaniançapalitto bite several times until cutting something
2Albaniançapëhard earth layer
3Proto-Albaniantšapā—
4Proto-Indo-Europeankop-to dig; to strike, to beat
Every word from Proto-Indo-European kop- →Every word from Proto-Albanian tšapā →Every word from Albanian çapë →