Where does “-ese” come from?

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

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

Definitions

  1. used to form agent nouns. -er

Ancestry of “-ese”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Albanian-ësused to form agent nouns. -er
2AlbaniannxëI learn, study; I grasp, snatch; I fit
3Proto-Albaniandžeina—
4Proto-Indo-Europeangʰendʰ-ulcer, sore, abscess, boil; sore, ulcer, abscess,...

Words derived from “-ese”

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