Where does “shkel” come from?

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

shkel (Albanian): I tread upon, break

Definitions

  1. I tread upon, break

Ancestry of “shkel”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1AlbanianshkalI tread, spur; I bring down, drag, roll, charm;...
2Proto-Albanianskalā—
3Proto-Indo-European(s)kelH-to cut; to split, to separate
4Proto-Indo-European(s)kel-to bend, crook; bent, crooked; leg, heel, knee,...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)kel- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)kelH- →Every word from Proto-Albanian skalā →