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Where does “gjenj” come from?

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

Ancestry of “gjenj”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Albaniangjãnj—
2Proto-Albaniangadnja—
3Proto-Albaniangʰédnje/o—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰed-to defecate

Words derived from “gjenj”

  • gjej
  • gjetje
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