Where does “shkak” come from?

shkak (Albanian) comes from Proto-Algonquian šeka·kwa, from Proto-Algonquian šek- — to urinate.

shkak (Albanian): reason, cause; noose, snare, trap

Definitions

  1. reason, cause; noose, snare, trap

Ancestry of “shkak”, step by step

shkak traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Proto-Algonquian šeka·kwa

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Algonquianšeka·kwaskunk
2Proto-Algonquianšek-to urinate

via Proto-Albanian skakā

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Albanianskakā—
2Proto-Indo-Europeansḱek-to pass, happen

Words derived from “shkak”

Every word from Proto-Algonquian šek- →Every word from Proto-Algonquian šeka·kwa →