Where does “cilësi” come from?
cilësi (Albanian) comes from Albanian cilë, from Albanian cili, from Albanian si, from Proto-Albanian tšei, from Proto-Albanian čī.
cilësi (Albanian): characteristic; quality
Ancestry of “cilësi”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Albanian | cilë | — |
| 2 | Albanian | cili | which, who |
| 3 | Albanian | si | how; in what way; in what state; like, as |
| 4 | Proto-Albanian | tšei | — |
| 5 | Proto-Albanian | čī | — |