Where does “fortësi” come from?
fortësi (Albanian) comes from Albanian -ësi, from Albanian -ës, from Albanian nxë, from Proto-Albanian džeina, from Proto-Indo-European gʰendʰ- — ulcer, sore, abscess, boil; sore, ulcer, abscess,...
fortësi (Albanian): strength; hardness
Ancestry of “fortësi”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Albanian | -ësi | indicates a state of being: -ism, -ness, -hood,... |
| 2 | Albanian | -ës | — |
| 3 | Albanian | nxë | I learn, study; I grasp, snatch; I fit |
| 4 | Proto-Albanian | džeina | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | gʰendʰ- | ulcer, sore, abscess, boil; sore, ulcer, abscess,... |