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
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Romanian | Scutaru | — |
| 2 | Romanian | scutar | — |
| 3 | Romanian | ar | would; API; first-person singular present... |
| 4 | Romanian | ară | — |
| 5 | Latin | arō | — |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | araō | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂éryeti | to be ploughing |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂erh₃- | to plough |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁er- | earth |