Where does “tesh” come from?
tesh (Albanian) comes from Albanian teshë, from Proto-Albanian taksjā, from Proto-Indo-European tetḱ-, from Proto-Indo-European teḱ- — to sire, beget.
tesh (Albanian): syphilis; herpes
Ancestry of “tesh”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Albanian | teshë | cloth, robe, clothes; speck of dust, particle in... |
| 2 | Proto-Albanian | taksjā | — |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | tetḱ- | to create, produce; to cut, hew |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | teḱ- | to sire, beget |