bishtajë

Albanian

Etymology

bisht (“tail”) +‎ -ajë[1]. Alternatively borrowed from Vulgar Latin *pistālia (compare Romanian păstaie), from Late Latin pistāre (“to pound”), from Latin pinsō (“stamp, pound, crush”), but this less likely.

Noun

bishtajë f (indefinite plural bishtaje, definite singular bishtaja, definite plural bishtajet)

  1. pod

References
  1. Çabej, E. 1976a. Studime Gjuhësore I, Studime Etimologjike në Fushë të Shqipes, A-O. Prishtinë: Rilindja, p. 68
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