Where does “bushtër” come from?

bushtër (Albanian) comes from Albanian bush, from Latin buxus, from Ancient Greek πύξος — box tree; boxwood.

bushtër (Albanian): dragoness; female dog, bitch; whore, slut, tramp

Definitions

  1. dragoness; female dog, bitch; whore, slut, tramp

Ancestry of “bushtër”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Albanianbushboxwood; a mythological monster
2Latinbuxusthe evergreen box tree; a thing made of boxwood
3Ancient Greekπύξοςbox tree; boxwood
Every word from Ancient Greek πύξος →Every word from Latin buxus →Every word from Albanian bush →