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Where does “dejt” come from?

dejt (Albanian) comes from Proto-Albanian deubeta, from Proto-Indo-European dʰeubos, from Proto-Indo-European dʰewbʰ-, from Proto-Indo-European dʰewh₂- — smoke; mist, haze.

Ancestry of “dejt”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Albaniandeubeta—
2Proto-Indo-Europeandʰeubosdeep
3Proto-Indo-Europeandʰewbʰ-deep
4Proto-Indo-Europeandʰewh₂-smoke; mist, haze

Words derived from “dejt”

  • dēt
  • nëndetëse
  • det
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