Where does “gjithashtu” come from?

gjithashtu (Albanian) comes from Albanian gjithë, from Albanian gjidhë, from Proto-Albanian semdza, from Proto-Indo-European sem-ǵʰo-.

gjithashtu (Albanian): also, too; likewise

Definitions

  1. also, too; likewise

Ancestry of “gjithashtu”, step by step

gjithashtu traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Albanian gjithë

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Albaniangjithëwhole, entire; all, all of, all the, the whole,...
2Albaniangjidhë—
3Proto-Albaniansemdza—
4Proto-Indo-Europeansem-ǵʰo-—

via Albanian ashtu

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Albanianashtuso; like that
2Albanianaor; there; probably, perhaps
3Proto-Albaniana—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European sem-ǵʰo- →Every word from Proto-Albanian semdza →Every word from Albanian gjidhë →