Where does “fëngishtë” come from?
fëngishtë (Albanian) comes from Albanian -ishtë, from Serbo-Croatian -ište, from Proto-Slavic -išče, from Proto-Slavic isk-je.
fëngishtë (Albanian): land full of Chrysopogon gryllus
Definitions
- land full of Chrysopogon gryllus
Ancestry of “fëngishtë”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Albanian | -ishtë | Suffix appended to words to create a noun, denoting a location |
| 2 | Serbo-Croatian | -ište | Suffix appended to words to create a neuter noun,... |
| 3 | Proto-Slavic | -išče | Denominal, denoting places or spaces; Denominal,... |
| 4 | Proto-Slavic | isk-je | — |