Where does “Aliaj” come from?

Aliaj (Albanian) comes from Proto-Basque -ali, from Old High German sazzo, from Proto-Germanic *sittjan, from Proto-Germanic sitjaną, from Proto-Indo-European sḗd- — to sit.

Ancestry of “Aliaj”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Basque-ali—
2Old High Germansazzo—
3Proto-Germanic*sittjan—
4Proto-Germanicsitjanąto sit
5Proto-Indo-Europeansḗd-to sit
Every word from Proto-Indo-European sḗd- →Every word from Proto-Germanic sitjaną →Every word from Proto-Germanic *sittjan →
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