Where does “gjymësë” come from?

gjymësë (Albanian) comes from Proto-Albanian jūmatjā, from Proto-Indo-European yem- — to hold, restrain; to take, seize.

Ancestry of “gjymësë”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Albanianjūmatjā—
2Proto-Indo-Europeanyem-to hold, restrain; to take, seize

Words derived from “gjymësë”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European yem- →Every word from Proto-Albanian jūmatjā →