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Where does “shat” come from?

shat (Albanian) comes from Proto-Albanian śaktā, from Proto-Indo-European sēk-teh₂-, from Proto-Indo-European sek- — to cut, cut off, sever.

shat (Albanian): heart-shaped hoe, mattock

Definitions

  1. heart-shaped hoe, mattock

Ancestry of “shat”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Albanianśaktā—
2Proto-Indo-Europeansēk-teh₂-—
3Proto-Indo-Europeansek-to cut, cut off, sever
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