Albanian

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Etymology

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From Proto-Albanian *bāsta, akin to Proto-Germanic *bōsta (cf. Old High German buost (rope made of bast)), *bastaz (bast)), Latin fascis.[1]

Noun

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bosht m (plural boshte, definite boshti, definite plural boshtet)

  1. spindle, axis, axle

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Derived terms

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References

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  1. ^ Orel, Vladimir E. (1998) “bosht”, in Albanian Etymological Dictionary, Leiden, Boston, Köln: Brill, →ISBN, pages 32-3