Etymology Explorer › Albanian

Where does “gjãnj” come from?

gjãnj (Albanian) comes from Proto-Albanian gadnja, from Proto-Albanian gʰédnje/o, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰed- — to defecate.

Ancestry of “gjãnj”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Albaniangadnja—
2Proto-Albaniangʰédnje/o—
3Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰed-to defecate

Words derived from “gjãnj”

  • gjej
  • gjetje
  • gjenj
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰed- →