[tied] Eric Hamp [Re: Dacian]

First, Alb. skalit (not shkallit) is neo-Greek loanword from
skalezo, also skara form skara too. So they comes in Albanian when
evolution sk > shk cease to function. Shkallë is latin loan from
scalea, until sh- in shkatërron is negation prefix (cf. katërron,
ngatërron, ngatërresë, etc.). The word shkencë is probabley not from
italian scienza, but from one much oldest form.
Regards:
Abdullah Konushevci

--- In cybalist@yahoogroups.com, "alex_lycos" <altamix@...> wrote:
> Abdullah Konushevci wrote:
> > Dear Alex
> > Albanian hirrë "Kasewaser" is realy from *sker with at most
regular
> > evolution of cluster sk- > h- (cf. Alb. i huaj < hon "foreig" and
> > Greek ksenos through metathesis; Alb. hana "moon" < PIE *skand-;
> > Alb. hije "shadow" (cf. Greek skia), Alb. hudra "garlic" (cf.
Grrek
> > ta skorda "garlics"), Alb. hell "skewer" < PIE *sko:los, Alb. i
> > hollë "thin" (cf. Greek skeleton), Alb. hap < *skep- "spalten"
> > (Meyer, p.146), Alb. njoh "to know" < *gnosco, etc.
> > I must confirm that hajvan "animal" is oriental loanword.
>
> OK, then "sk" > "h" . Then wherefrom is the "sk" in Alb?
> I think about words as skarë ( event. rom. scarã ?), skele ( rom.
> schelã), skep, sklifacë ( rom. sclifosi), skutinë ( rom. scutec),
etc?
> And the "shk" in Alb. which is the origin of it?
> shkalit, shkalle, shkarravinë, shkatërron, etc?
> If we takes just "shkencë" it looks like this is an "sti-" which
went
> "shk" in Alb. Is this right?