Where does “-ishtë” come from?

-ishtë (Albanian) comes from Serbo-Croatian -ište, from Proto-Slavic -išče, from Proto-Slavic isk-je.

-ishtë (Albanian): Suffix appended to words to create a noun, denoting a location

Definitions

  1. Suffix appended to words to create a noun, denoting a location

Ancestry of “-ishtë”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Serbo-Croatian-išteSuffix appended to words to create a neuter noun,...
2Proto-Slavic-iščeDenominal, denoting places or spaces; Denominal,...
3Proto-Slavicisk-je—

Words derived from “-ishtë”

Every word from Proto-Slavic isk-je →Every word from Proto-Slavic -išče →Every word from Serbo-Croatian -ište →