Where does “kunj” come from?

kunj (Albanian) comes from Latin cuneus, from Proto-Indo-European h₂ḱū, from Proto-Indo-European h₂eḱ- — sharp.

kunj (Albanian): peg; spike

Definitions

  1. peg; spike

Ancestry of “kunj”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latincuneuswedge, wedge shape; troops arrayed in a wedge...
2Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂ḱūsting
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂eḱ-sharp
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂eḱ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂ḱū →Every word from Latin cuneus →