heshtë
Albanian edit
Etymology edit
A derivative in -shtë, from earlier *hellshtë (cf. kashtë, gashtë), based on hell.[1] Alternatively a substrate word along with Latin hasta, surviving in multiple forms; compare ushtë.
Noun edit
heshtë f
Related terms edit
References edit
- ^ Orel, Vladimir E. (1998) “heshtë”, in Albanian Etymological Dictionary, Leiden, Boston, Köln: Brill, →ISBN, page 160