Where does “çelës” come from?

çelës (Albanian) comes from Albanian çel, from Proto-Albanian štšela, from Proto-Indo-European (s)kelH-, from Proto-Indo-European (s)kel- — to bend, crook; bent, crooked; leg, heel, knee,...

çelës (Albanian): key

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Ancestry of “çelës”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Albaniançelto open up, undo; to sprout, come out; to hatch...
2Proto-Albanianštšela—
3Proto-Indo-European(s)kelH-to cut; to split, to separate
4Proto-Indo-European(s)kel-to bend, crook; bent, crooked; leg, heel, knee,...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)kel- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)kelH- →Every word from Proto-Albanian štšela →