Where does “breshkamadh” come from?

breshkamadh (Albanian) comes from Albanian breshkë, from Vulgar Latin brosca, from Latin broscus.

breshkamadh (Albanian): with lumps on one's neck, scrofulous; common as a general insult

Definitions

  1. with lumps on one's neck, scrofulous; common as a general insult

Ancestry of “breshkamadh”, step by step

breshkamadh traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Albanian breshkë

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Albanianbreshkëtortoise
2Vulgar Latinbrosca—
3Latinbroscus—

via Albanian i madh

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Albaniani madh—
Every word from Latin broscus →Every word from Vulgar Latin brosca →Every word from Albanian breshkë →