Where does “cangëloj” come from?

cangëloj (Albanian) comes from Albanian oj, from Proto-Slavic oje, from Proto-Indo-European h₂oyHsos.

cangëloj (Albanian): to keep something hanging, to lift up, keep in suspense

Definitions

  1. to keep something hanging, to lift up, keep in suspense

Ancestry of “cangëloj”, step by step

cangëloj traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Albanian oj

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1AlbanianojI
2Proto-Slavicojethill, shaft
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂oyHsos—

via Albanian cangël

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Albaniancangëlclothespin (usually metallic), peg, pin
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂oyHsos →Every word from Proto-Slavic oje →Every word from Albanian oj →