Where does “çanj” come from?
çanj (Albanian) comes from Proto-Albanian štšenja, from Proto-Indo-European sked-n-ie/o, from Proto-Indo-European sked-, from Proto-Indo-European sek- — to cut, cut off, sever.
Ancestry of “çanj”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Proto-Albanian | štšenja | to cleave, split |
| 2 | Proto-Indo-European | sked-n-ie/o | — |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | sked- | to cut, hack; to cover |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | sek- | to cut, cut off, sever |