Where does “veshtull” come from?
veshtull (Albanian) comes from Albanian vesh, from Proto-Albanian wesi, from Proto-Albanian ōusi, from Proto-Indo-European h₂ṓws-.
veshtull (Albanian): mistletoe
Ancestry of “veshtull”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Albanian | vesh | ear; handle; small bunch of grapes |
| 2 | Proto-Albanian | wesi | — |
| 3 | Proto-Albanian | ōusi | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂ṓws- | — |