Where does “shqep” come from?

shqep (Albanian) comes from Albanian qep, from Proto-Albanian klepa, from Polish klepać, from Proto-Slavic klepati — to knock, to clap; to allude, to hint; to accuse.

shqep (Albanian): to stitch, tear

Definitions

  1. to stitch, tear

Ancestry of “shqep”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1AlbanianqepI sew, stitch; onion
2Proto-Albanianklepa—
3Polishklepaćto slap gently, to pat; to smooth out a piece of...
4Proto-Slavicklepatito knock, to clap; to allude, to hint; to accuse
Every word from Proto-Slavic klepati →Every word from Polish klepać →Every word from Proto-Albanian klepa →