Where does “shkorsë” come from?
shkorsë (Albanian) comes from Latin scortea, from Latin scortum, from Proto-Indo-European (s)ker-, from Proto-Indo-European sek- — to cut, cut off, sever.
shkorsë (Albanian): rug
Ancestry of “shkorsë”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Latin | scortea | a leather or hide garment, coat, or cloak; a... |
| 2 | Latin | scortum | a skin, hide; a harlot, prostitute |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)ker- | to cut off; to turn, bend |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | sek- | to cut, cut off, sever |