heshtë

Albanian

Etymology

A derivative in -shtë, from earlier *hellshtë (cf. kashtë, bash), based on hell[1]. Alternatively it could also be a substrate word along with Latin hasta, surviving in multiple forms, compare also ushtë.

Noun

heshtë f

  1. spear

References
  1. Orel, Vladimir (2000) A Concise Historical Grammar of the Albanian Language, Leiden: Brill, page 160
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