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

gjatë traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Albanian jetë

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

via Albanian glatë

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Albanianglatë—
2Proto-Albaniandlata—
3Proto-Indo-Europeandl̥h₁gʰóslong

Words derived from “gjatë”

Every word from Proto-Albanian etja →Every word from Albanian jetë →Every word from Albanian jes →