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Where does “qukë” come from?

qukë (Albanian) comes from Albanian quk — I peck; I pierce; I seize, snatch.

qukë (Albanian): Scops owl; freckles; dimple

Definitions

  1. Scops owl; freckles; dimple

Ancestry of “qukë”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1AlbanianqukI peck; I pierce; I seize, snatch

Words derived from “qukë”

  • qukël
  • qukalosh
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