Where does “shkëndijë” come from?

shkëndijë (Albanian) comes from Vulgar Latin scintilia, from Latin scintilla, from Proto-Indo-European ski-nto-, from Proto-Indo-European skey-, from Proto-Indo-European sek- — to cut, cut off, sever.

shkëndijë (Albanian): spark; sparkle, twinkle; firefly

Definitions

  1. spark; sparkle, twinkle; firefly

Ancestry of “shkëndijë”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vulgar Latinscintilia—
2Latinscintillaspark; glimmer
3Proto-Indo-Europeanski-nto-—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanskey-to split, to dissect
5Proto-Indo-Europeansek-to cut, cut off, sever

Words derived from “shkëndijë”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European sek- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European skey- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European ski-nto- →
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