Where does “centë” come from?

centë (Albanian) comes from Albanian të, from Proto-Albanian te-k(u), from Proto-Indo-European tó.

centë (Albanian): with a flaw, imperfect, undermined, damaged

Definitions

  1. with a flaw, imperfect, undermined, damaged

Ancestry of “centë”, step by step

centë traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Albanian të

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Albaniantëadjectival article for; you
2Proto-Albaniante-k(u)—
3Proto-Indo-Europeantó—

via Albanian cen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Albaniancenphysical defect, blemish
Every word from Proto-Indo-European tó →Every word from Proto-Albanian te-k(u) →Every word from Albanian të →