Where does “dështim” come from?

dështim (Albanian) comes from Albanian dështoj, from Albanian shtoj, from Proto-Albanian stānja, from Proto-Indo-European stnéh₂ti, from Proto-Indo-European steh₂- — to stand.

dështim (Albanian): failure; miscarriage

Definitions

  1. failure; miscarriage

Ancestry of “dështim”, step by step

dështim traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Albanian dështoj

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Albaniandështojto fail; to have a miscarriage
2AlbanianshtojI add; I increase, augment; I accumulate, accrue
3Proto-Albanianstānja—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanstnéh₂tito place, to stand
5Proto-Indo-Europeansteh₂-to stand

via Albanian im

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Albanianimmy, of mine; my; mine
2Albanianimë—
3Albanianimtëtiny, small, fine; very short time, an instant; a...
4Proto-Albanianīs-mos—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanísthis, he (used as the 3rd person pronoun)
Every word from Proto-Indo-European steh₂- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European stnéh₂ti →Every word from Proto-Albanian stānja →
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