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Where does “eshtë” come from?

eshtë (Albanian) comes from Albanian asht, from Proto-Albanian aśt-, from Proto-Indo-European h₂ost(h₂-), from Proto-Indo-European h₂st(h₂-) — bone.

eshtë (Albanian): fiber, muscle fiber

Definitions

  1. fiber, muscle fiber

Ancestry of “eshtë”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Albanianashtbone
2Proto-Albanianaśt-—
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂ost(h₂-)—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂st(h₂-)bone
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