bosht

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Albanian[edit]

Etymology[edit]

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

Noun[edit]

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

  1. spindle, axis, axle

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References[edit]

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