Where does “shkathët” come from?
shkathët (Albanian) comes from Albanian shkath, from Albanian ngath, from Albanian ngah, from Proto-Albanian en-gaska, from Proto-Indo-European gʷm̥sḱéti, from Proto-Indo-European gʷem- — to step.
shkathët (Albanian): skillful, adept, clever
Ancestry of “shkathët”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Albanian | shkath | I warm up, loosen, relax |
| 2 | Albanian | ngath | I stiffen, make tense, make clumsy, lazy |
| 3 | Albanian | ngah | I run, hasten, go quickly |
| 4 | Proto-Albanian | en-gaska | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷm̥sḱéti | to be walking; to come, to be coming |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷem- | to step |