Where does “pëshkoj” come from?
pëshkoj (Albanian) comes from Albanian shkoj, from Albanian shtekoj, from Albanian shtegoj, from Albanian shteg, from Proto-Albanian staiga, from Proto-Indo-European stóygʰos, from Proto-Indo-European steygʰ- — to go; to climb.
pëshkoj (Albanian): to wash up, rinse
Definitions
- to wash up, rinse
Ancestry of “pëshkoj”, step by step
pëshkoj traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via Albanian shkoj
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Albanian | shkoj | I go, pass |
| 2 | Albanian | shtekoj | to set out, take to the road |
| 3 | Albanian | shtegoj | — |
| 4 | Albanian | shteg | path |
| 5 | Proto-Albanian | staiga | path |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | stóygʰos | path, way |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | steygʰ- | to go; to climb |