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

  1. grandfather; honorific term for an elderly man;...

Ancestry of “gjysh”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Albaniansūša—
2Proto-Albaniansūsa—
3Proto-Indo-EuropeansuHsos—
4Proto-Indo-EuropeansuHnússon
5Proto-Indo-EuropeansewH-to bear; to give birth
6Proto-Indo-Europeansew-to press out, extract; juice; liquid, rain; to...

Words derived from “gjysh”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European sew- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European sewH- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European suHnús →