Where does “shkurtër” come from?

shkurtër (Albanian) comes from Albanian shkurt, from Vulgar Latin excurtus, from Latin curtus, from Proto-Indo-European (s)ḱer- — dung, manure, filth; manure, dung, filth.

shkurtër (Albanian): short, brief

Definitions

  1. short, brief

Ancestry of “shkurtër”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Albanianshkurtshort; in short, in brief, in sum; abruptly
2Vulgar Latinexcurtus—
3Latincurtusshortened, short; mutilated, broken, incomplete
4Proto-Indo-European(s)ḱer-dung, manure, filth; manure, dung, filth
Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)ḱer- →Every word from Latin curtus →Every word from Vulgar Latin excurtus →