Where does “djathë” come from?

djathë (Albanian) comes from Proto-Albanian dedi, from Proto-Indo-European dʰédʰh₁i, from Proto-Indo-European dʰeh₁- — to do, put, place.

djathë (Albanian): cheese

Definitions

  1. cheese

Ancestry of “djathë”, step by step

djathë traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Proto-Albanian dedi

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Albaniandedicheese
2Proto-Indo-Europeandʰédʰh₁imilk
3Proto-Indo-Europeandʰeh₁-to do, put, place

via Proto-Albanian detsa

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Albaniandetsaten; right
2Proto-Indo-Europeandeḱs-right
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰeh₁- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰédʰh₁i →Every word from Proto-Albanian dedi →