Where does “skela” come from?
skela (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Turkish iskele, from Ottoman Turkish اسكله, from Italian scala, from Byzantine Greek σκάλα, from Latin scāla, from Latin scandere, from Latin scandō, from Proto-Indo-European sḱend- — to jump up, ascend.
skela (Serbo-Croatian): ferry; scaffold
Definitions
- ferry; scaffold
Ancestry of “skela”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Turkish | iskele | framework; scaffolding; pier, quay, port |
| 2 | Ottoman Turkish | اسكله | wharf, pier, quay, dock, jetty |
| 3 | Italian | scala | ladder; stair; scale |
| 4 | Byzantine Greek | σκάλα | — |
| 5 | Latin | scāla | ladder |
| 6 | Latin | scandere | third-person plural perfect active indicative of... |
| 7 | Latin | scandō | to climb, ascend, mount |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | sḱend- | to jump up, ascend |