Where does “shqezë” come from?

shqezë (Albanian) comes from Albanian zë, from Old Albanian zan, from Proto-Albanian džeina, from Proto-Indo-European gʰendʰ- — ulcer, sore, abscess, boil; sore, ulcer, abscess,...

shqezë (Albanian): harrow

Definitions

  1. harrow

Ancestry of “shqezë”, step by step

shqezë traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Albanian zë

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Albanianzëvoice; characteristic sound of something;...
2Old Albanianzan—
3Proto-Albaniandžeina—
4Proto-Indo-Europeangʰendʰ-ulcer, sore, abscess, boil; sore, ulcer, abscess,...

via Albanian shqyej

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1AlbanianshqyejI tear up, rip off
2Proto-Albanianskānja—
3Proto-Indo-Europeansken-to split off
4Proto-Indo-European(s)ken-to peel; to split off; peel
Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʰendʰ- →Every word from Proto-Albanian džeina →Every word from Old Albanian zan →