Where does “ankesë” come from?

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

ankesë (Albanian): complaint, appeal, grievance

Definitions

  1. complaint, appeal, grievance

Ancestry of “ankesë”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Albanian-eseused to form agent nouns. -er
2Albanian-ësused to form agent nouns. -er
3AlbaniannxëI learn, study; I grasp, snatch; I fit
4Proto-Albaniandžeina—
5Proto-Indo-Europeangʰendʰ-ulcer, sore, abscess, boil; sore, ulcer, abscess,...
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