Where does “-ës” come from?

-ës (Albanian) comes from Albanian nxë, from Proto-Albanian džeina, from Proto-Indo-European gʰendʰ- — ulcer, sore, abscess, boil; sore, ulcer, abscess,...

-ës (Albanian): used to form agent nouns. -er

Definitions

  1. used to form agent nouns. -er

Ancestry of “-ës”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1AlbaniannxëI learn, study; I grasp, snatch; I fit
2Proto-Albaniandžeina—
3Proto-Indo-Europeangʰendʰ-ulcer, sore, abscess, boil; sore, ulcer, abscess,...

Words derived from “-ës”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʰendʰ- →Every word from Proto-Albanian džeina →Every word from Albanian nxë →