Where does “kushtoj” come from?

kushtoj (Albanian) comes from Albanian oj, from Proto-Slavic oje, from Proto-Indo-European h₂oyHsos.

kushtoj (Albanian): to cost; to dedicate

Definitions

  1. to cost; to dedicate

Ancestry of “kushtoj”, step by step

kushtoj traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Albanian oj

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1AlbanianojI
2Proto-Slavicojethill, shaft
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂oyHsos—

via Latin cōnstāre

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latincōnstāre—

via Albanian kusht

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Albaniankushtdedicated
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂oyHsos →Every word from Proto-Slavic oje →Every word from Albanian oj →
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