Where does “Shkurtaj” come from?

Shkurtaj (Albanian) comes from Albanian shkurt, from Vulgar Latin excurtus, from Latin curtus, from Proto-Indo-European (s)ḱer- — dung, manure, filth; manure, dung, filth.

Ancestry of “Shkurtaj”, step by step

Shkurtaj traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Albanian shkurt

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Albanianshkurtshort; in short, in brief, in sum; abruptly
2Vulgar Latinexcurtus—
3Latincurtusshortened, short; mutilated, broken, incomplete
4Proto-Indo-European(s)ḱer-dung, manure, filth; manure, dung, filth

via Albanian aj

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Albanianaj—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)ḱer- →Every word from Latin curtus →Every word from Vulgar Latin excurtus →