Where does “shkundëllimë” come from?

shkundëllimë (Albanian) comes from Albanian shkundulloj, from Albanian shkund, from Proto-Albanian skunta, from Proto-Albanian skuna, from Italian scuna, from Dutch skunna.

shkundëllimë (Albanian): earthquake

Definitions

  1. earthquake

Ancestry of “shkundëllimë”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Albanianshkundullojto shake strongly
2AlbanianshkundI shake, swing
3Proto-Albanianskunta—
4Proto-Albanianskunatake, pole
5Italianscunaschooner
6Dutchskunna—
Every word from Dutch skunna →Every word from Italian scuna →Every word from Proto-Albanian skuna →