Where does “dita” come from?
dita (Albanian) comes from Albanian ditë, from Proto-Albanian dīti, from Proto-Indo-European déh₂itis, from Proto-Indo-European deh₂y-, from Proto-Indo-European deh₂- — to share, divide.
dita (Albanian): plural of ditë; the day
Ancestry of “dita”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Albanian | ditë | day |
| 2 | Proto-Albanian | dīti | — |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | déh₂itis | interval, period of time |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | deh₂y- | to share, divide |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | deh₂- | to share, divide |