Where does “shkapërcej” come from?
shkapërcej (Albanian) comes from Albanian shkapërthej, from Albanian kapërthej, from Albanian mbërthej, from Albanian mbi — on, onto, upon; over, above.
shkapërcej (Albanian): to cross
Ancestry of “shkapërcej”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Albanian | shkapërthej | I release, disassemble |
| 2 | Albanian | kapërthej | I clutch, entangle, bind |
| 3 | Albanian | mbërthej | to clasp, enchain, hook, clench, brace; to... |
| 4 | Albanian | mbi | on, onto, upon; over, above |