Where does “gatë” come from?
gatë (Albanian) comes from Proto-Albanian gatā, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰh₂éns — goose.
gatë (Albanian): heron
Ancestry of “gatë”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Proto-Albanian | gatā | — |
| 2 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵʰh₂éns | goose |