Where does “shqit” come from?

shqit (Albanian) comes from Albanian qit, from Proto-Indo-European k(')eid- — to fall, fall upon.

shqit (Albanian): to remove, tear up/away

Definitions

  1. to remove, tear up/away

Ancestry of “shqit”, step by step

shqit traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Albanian qit

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Albanianqitto pull out (weapon); to draw out
2Proto-Indo-Europeank(')eid-to fall, fall upon

via Albanian sh

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Albanianshdis
Every word from Proto-Indo-European k(')eid- →Every word from Albanian qit →