Where does “Scutari” come from?

Scutari is an English place name derived from Greek Σκουτάρι, a word of uncertain ultimate origin and meaning.

Ancestry of “Scutari”, step by step

Scutari traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Romanian Scutaru

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1RomanianScutaru—
2Romanianscutarsquire, shield-bearer
3Romanianarwould; API; first-person singular present...
4Romanianarăto plough
5Latinarōto plough, till; to cultivate land, farm; to acquire by tillage
6Proto-Italicaraōto plough
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂éryetito be ploughing
8Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂erh₃-to plough
9Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁er-earth

via Greek Σκουτάρι

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GreekΣκουτάρι—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁er- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂erh₃- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂éryeti →