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Where does “quzë” come from?

quzë (Albanian) comes from Serbo-Croatian ćuza, from Italian chiuso, from Latin clusus, from Latin clūdō.

quzë (Albanian): prison, slammer

Definitions

  1. prison, slammer

Ancestry of “quzë”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Serbo-Croatianćuza—
2Italianchiusopast participle of chiudere; past participle of...
3LatinclususAlternative form of clausus
4Latinclūdō—
Every word from Latin clūdō →