Where does “shkadhit” come from?
shkadhit (Albanian) comes from Albanian kadhë, from Proto-Albanian kadā, from Proto-Indo-European sḱend-.
shkadhit (Albanian): I trim, prune
Ancestry of “shkadhit”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Albanian | kadhë | pruning knife, billhook with long handle |
| 2 | Proto-Albanian | kadā | — |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | sḱend- | — |