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
- spear
Related terms
- hell
- ushtë
- shtizë
References
- Orel, Vladimir (2000) A Concise Historical Grammar of the Albanian Language, Leiden: Brill, page 160