tesha

Albanian

Etymology

From Proto-Albanian *taišā, continuing Proto-Indo-European *tetḱ-. Related to Lithuanian tiesiù, tiēsti (“to make right, to build”) and perhaps Ancient Greek τέκτων (téktōn, “artisan”).[1]

Noun

tesha f pl

  1. belongings, utensils, things
  2. (Gheg) clothes

References
  1. Orel, Vladimir E. (1998) “tesha”, in Albanian Etymological Dictionary, Leiden, Boston, Köln: Brill, →ISBN, page 453
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