Where does “kashtë” come from?

kashtë (Albanian) comes from Proto-Albanian kalstā, from Proto-Albanian kalsa, from Proto-Indo-European ḱelh₂- — to pierce, strike; to stick; prick; stab.

kashtë (Albanian): straw; thatch

Definitions

  1. straw; thatch

Ancestry of “kashtë”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Albaniankalstā
2Proto-Albaniankalsaawn, ear of grain; ear or spike of grain
3Proto-Indo-Europeanḱelh₂-to pierce, strike; to stick; prick; stab

Words derived from “kashtë

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱelh₂-Every word from Proto-Albanian kalsaEvery word from Proto-Albanian kalstā