Where does “shkelc” come from?

shkelc (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,...

shkelc (Albanian): stair

Definitions

  1. stair

Ancestry of “shkelc”, 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 →
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