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Where does “poshtë” come from?

poshtë (Albanian) comes from Albanian posh, from Proto-Indo-European pṓds, from Proto-Indo-European póds, from Proto-Indo-European ped- — to walk, to step; to stumble, to fall.

poshtë (Albanian): down, downwards

Definitions

  1. down, downwards

Ancestry of “poshtë”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Albanianposh—
2Proto-Indo-Europeanpṓdsfoot
3Proto-Indo-Europeanpóds—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanped-to walk, to step; to stumble, to fall

Words derived from “poshtë”

  • teposhtë
  • pjetëposhtë
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ped- →