Where does “shkelb” come from?
shkelb (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,...
shkelb (Albanian): step
Ancestry of “shkelb”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Albanian | shkal | I tread, spur; I bring down, drag, roll, charm;... |
| 2 | Proto-Albanian | skalā | — |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)kelH- | to cut; to split, to separate |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)kel- | to bend, crook; bent, crooked; leg, heel, knee,... |