Where does “gjithandej” come from?

gjithandej (Albanian) comes from Albanian andej, from Albanian anë, from Proto-Albanian anTā, from Proto-Albanian anja, from Proto-Indo-European h₂enh₁‑ — to breathe.

gjithandej (Albanian): everywhere, everyplace

Definitions

  1. everywhere, everyplace

Ancestry of “gjithandej”, step by step

gjithandej traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Albanian andej

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Albanianandejthither, on that way, over there
2Albaniananëside; edge; verge, brink
3Proto-AlbaniananTādesire, inclination, pleasure
4Proto-Albaniananjato breathe
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂enh₁‑to breathe

via Albanian gjithë

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Albaniangjithëwhole, entire; all, all of, all the, the whole,...
2Albaniangjidhë—
3Proto-Albaniansemdza—
4Proto-Indo-Europeansem-ǵʰo-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂enh₁‑ →Every word from Proto-Albanian anja →Every word from Proto-Albanian anTā →
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