Where does “taft” come from?

taft (Albanian) comes from Albanian aht, from Albanian ah, from Proto-Albanian aksa, from Proto-Indo-European Heh₃s- — ash tree.

taft (Albanian): stench; scorching heat

Definitions

  1. stench; scorching heat

Ancestry of “taft”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Albanianahtmoan, sigh, curse
2Albanianahbeech
3Proto-Albanianaksa—
4Proto-Indo-EuropeanHeh₃s-ash tree
Every word from Proto-Indo-European Heh₃s- →Every word from Proto-Albanian aksa →Every word from Albanian ah →