Where does “esquerda” come from?

esquerda (Catalan) comes from Proto-Albanian skardā, from Proto-Indo-European skord-, from Proto-Indo-European sker- — to jump; to turn, to bend; to turn, bend.

esquerda (Catalan): crack

Definitions

  1. crack

Ancestry of “esquerda”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Albanianskardādigger
2Proto-Indo-Europeanskord-—
3Proto-Indo-Europeansker-to jump; to turn, to bend; to turn, bend

Words derived from “esquerda”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European sker- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European skord- →Every word from Proto-Albanian skardā →