shkal

Albanian

Etymology 1

From Proto-Albanian *kall-, from Proto-Indo-European *kel- 'bend'. Cognate to Latin calco (“to spur”) and Lithuanian atsikalti (“to lean against (upon)”).

Verb

shkal (first-person singular past tense shkela, participle shkelur)

  1. to tread, spur (on the heel)
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Etymology 2

From Proto-Albanian *skala. Cognate to Ancient Greek σκάλλω (skállō, “to chop”), Lithuanian skeliù (“to split”) and Old Norse skilja (“id”)[1].

Verb

shkal (first-person singular past tense shkela, participle shkelur)

  1. I bring down, drag, roll, charm (of fairies)
  2. noose, snare, trap

References
  1. A Concise Historical Grammar of the Albanian Language, V.Orel, Koninklijke Brill ,Leiden 2000
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