Where does “shqitë” come from?
shqitë (Albanian) comes from Albanian shkas, from Proto-Albanian skatja.
shqitë (Albanian): slippery place
Ancestry of “shqitë”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Albanian | shkas | to slip, slide; motive, pretext |
| 2 | Proto-Albanian | skatja | — |