Where does “shkaktoj” come from?

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

shkaktoj (Albanian): to cause

Definitions

  1. to cause

Ancestry of “shkaktoj”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Albanianshkakreason, cause; noose, snare, trap
2Proto-Algonquianšeka·kwaskunk
3Proto-Algonquianšek-to urinate
Every word from Proto-Algonquian šek- →Every word from Proto-Algonquian šeka·kwa →Every word from Albanian shkak →