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Where does “gjatë” come from?

gjatë (Albanian) comes from Albanian jetë, from Albanian jes, from Proto-Albanian etja.

gjatë (Albanian): tall; long; during

Definitions

  1. tall; long; during

Ancestry of “gjatë”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Albanianjetëlife; third-person singular present subjunctive...
2AlbanianjesI remain; I exist
3Proto-Albanianetja—

Words derived from “gjatë”

  • zgjat
  • zgjas
  • tungjatjeta
  • tung
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