Where does “shqarth” come from?
shqarth (Albanian) comes from Albanian shqarr, from Proto-Albanian skera, from Proto-Indo-European (s)ḱer- — dung, manure, filth; manure, dung, filth.
shqarth (Albanian): marten
Ancestry of “shqarth”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Albanian | shqarr | pine marten |
| 2 | Proto-Albanian | skera | to tear |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)ḱer- | dung, manure, filth; manure, dung, filth |