Where does “shkalis” come from?
shkalis (Albanian) comes from Albanian kalë, from Latin caballus, from Proto-Celtic kaballos — horse.
shkalis (Albanian): I dismount
Ancestry of “shkalis”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Albanian | kalë | horse; knight |
| 2 | Latin | caballus | horse; nag; pack-horse, jade, hack |
| 3 | Proto-Celtic | kaballos | horse |