ysht
Albanian edit
Etymology edit
From Proto-Albanian *awi-sta, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂éwis (“bird”) and *steh₂- (“to stand”). Originally meaning 'to foretell according to birds, to augur'. Compare Latin augurāre and auspicāre.[1]
Pronunciation edit
Verb edit
ysht (aorist yshta, participle yshtur)
- to cast spells, to bewitch
- (dysphemistic) make someone blindly follow your orders
- Mos e ysht në rrugë të gabuar! ― Do not lead him down the wrong path!
Related terms edit
References edit
- ^ Orel, Vladimir E. (1998) “ysht”, in Albanian Etymological Dictionary, Leiden, Boston, Köln: Brill, →ISBN, page 519