Where does “fyej” come from?

fyej (Albanian) comes from Albanian thyej, from Proto-Albanian tsā(i)nja, from Proto-Indo-European ḱeh₃i- — to sharpen; sharpen.

fyej (Albanian): offend; insult

Definitions

  1. offend; insult

Ancestry of “fyej”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1AlbanianthyejI break
2Proto-Albaniantsā(i)nja—
3Proto-Indo-Europeanḱeh₃i-to sharpen; sharpen
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱeh₃i- →Every word from Proto-Albanian tsā(i)nja →Every word from Albanian thyej →