Where does “gakth” come from?
gakth (Albanian) comes from Albanian gak, from Proto-Albanian gauka, from Proto-Indo-European gʷṓws — cattle.
gakth (Albanian): bittern
Ancestry of “gakth”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Albanian | gak | boar |
| 2 | Proto-Albanian | gauka | — |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷṓws | cattle |