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Where does “kep” come from?

kep (Albanian) comes from Proto-Albanian kapja, from Proto-Indo-European kop(H)-.

kep (Albanian): I hew, quarry; I chisel, engrave; I sew, stitch

Definitions

  1. I hew, quarry; I chisel, engrave; I sew, stitch

Ancestry of “kep”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Albaniankapja—
2Proto-Indo-Europeankop(H)-—

Words derived from “kep”

  • shkërbej
  • shkep
  • shkërbe
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