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Where does “fshat” come from?

fshat (Albanian) comes from Byzantine Greek φοσσᾶτον, from Latin fossātum, from Latin fossa, from Latin fodiō, from Proto-Indo-European bʰod- — to pierce, dig.

fshat (Albanian): village; rural area, countryside

Definitions

  1. village; rural area, countryside

Ancestry of “fshat”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Byzantine Greekφοσσᾶτον—
2Latinfossātum—
3Latinfossaditch, trench, moat; gutter, waterway; grave
4Latinfodiō—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰod-to pierce, dig

Words derived from “fshat”

  • fsat
  • sat
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