Where does “shkal” come from?

shkal (Albanian) comes from Proto-Albanian skalā, from Proto-Indo-European (s)kelH-, from Proto-Indo-European (s)kel- — to bend, crook; bent, crooked; leg, heel, knee,...

shkal (Albanian): I tread, spur; I bring down, drag, roll, charm;...

Definitions

  1. I tread, spur; I bring down, drag, roll, charm;...

Ancestry of “shkal”, step by step

shkal traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Proto-Albanian skalā

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Albanianskalā—
2Proto-Indo-European(s)kelH-to cut; to split, to separate
3Proto-Indo-European(s)kel-to bend, crook; bent, crooked; leg, heel, knee,...

via Proto-Albanian kall-

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Albaniankall-—

Words derived from “shkal”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)kel- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)kelH- →Every word from Proto-Albanian skalā →