Where does “anëmbajtës” come from?

anëmbajtës (Albanian) comes from Albanian anë, from Proto-Albanian anTā, from Proto-Albanian anja, from Proto-Indo-European h₂enh₁‑ — to breathe.

anëmbajtës (Albanian): partisan

Definitions

  1. partisan

Ancestry of “anëmbajtës”, step by step

anëmbajtës traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Albanian anë

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Albaniananëside; edge; verge, brink
2Proto-AlbaniananTādesire, inclination, pleasure
3Proto-Albaniananjato breathe
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂enh₁‑to breathe

via Albanian mbajtës

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Albanianmbajtësflag-bearer
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂enh₁‑ →Every word from Proto-Albanian anja →Every word from Proto-Albanian anTā →