Where does “gjysh” come from?
gjysh (Albanian) comes from Proto-Albanian sūša, from Proto-Albanian sūsa, from Proto-Indo-European suHsos, from Proto-Indo-European suHnús, from Proto-Indo-European sewH-, from Proto-Indo-European sew- — to press out, extract; juice; liquid, rain; to...
gjysh (Albanian): grandfather; honorific term for an elderly man;...
Definitions
- grandfather; honorific term for an elderly man;...
Ancestry of “gjysh”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Proto-Albanian | sūša | — |
| 2 | Proto-Albanian | sūsa | — |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | suHsos | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | suHnús | son |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | sewH- | to bear; to give birth |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | sew- | to press out, extract; juice; liquid, rain; to... |
Words derived from “gjysh”