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Where does “cys” come from?

cys (Albanian) comes from Proto-Albanian tšūtja, from Proto-Albanian kju-t-jo, from Proto-Indo-European ḱey- — to be lying down; to settle.

cys (Albanian): to poke, prod, goad; to spur on, incite, provoke;...

Definitions

  1. to poke, prod, goad; to spur on, incite, provoke;...

Ancestry of “cys”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Albaniantšūtja—
2Proto-Albaniankju-t-jo—
3Proto-Indo-Europeanḱey-to be lying down; to settle
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