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Where does “gjetje” come from?

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

gjetje (Albanian): finding, discovery

Definitions

  1. finding, discovery

Ancestry of “gjetje”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1AlbaniangjejI find
2Albaniangjenj—
3Albaniangjãnj—
4Proto-Albaniangadnja—
5Proto-Albaniangʰédnje/o—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰed-to defecate
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