Where does “zeshkël” come from?

zeshkël (Albanian) comes from Albanian zeshk, from Albanian zi, from Albanian zëi, from Proto-Albanian džedi, from Proto-Albanian džedíja, from Proto-Albanian gʷedijos, from Proto-Indo-European gʷoh₁dʰo-.

zeshkël (Albanian): dark, swarthy, tan girl/woman

Definitions

  1. dark, swarthy, tan girl/woman

Ancestry of “zeshkël”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Albanianzeshkto blacken, to darken
2Albanianziblack
3Albanianzëi—
4Proto-Albaniandžediblack
5Proto-Albaniandžedíja—
6Proto-Albaniangʷedijos—
7Proto-Indo-Europeangʷoh₁dʰo-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷoh₁dʰo- →Every word from Proto-Albanian gʷedijos →Every word from Proto-Albanian džedíja →