Where does “kofshë” come from?

kofshë (Albanian) comes from Latin coxa, from Proto-Indo-European koḱs- — joint.

kofshë (Albanian): thigh

Definitions

  1. thigh

Ancestry of “kofshë”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latincoxahip (joint), hipbone
2Proto-Indo-Europeankoḱs-joint
Every word from Proto-Indo-European koḱs-Every word from Latin coxa
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