Where does “bashkëngjis” come from?

bashkëngjis (Albanian) comes from Albanian bashkë, from Proto-Albanian baśkā, from Proto-Indo-European bʰedh-sko — bundle, heap.

bashkëngjis (Albanian): I attach; I append

Definitions

  1. I attach; I append

Ancestry of “bashkëngjis”, step by step

bashkëngjis traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Albanian bashkë

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Albanianbashkëtogether; simultaneously
2Proto-Albanianbaśkā—
3Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰedh-skobundle, heap

via Albanian ngjis

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1AlbanianngjisI attach; I glue
2Proto-Albanianen-glitja—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰedh-sko →Every word from Proto-Albanian baśkā →Every word from Albanian bashkë →