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Where does “gjyshe” come from?

gjyshe (Albanian) comes from Albanian gjysh, 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...

gjyshe (Albanian): grandmother; honorific term for an elderly woman

Definitions

  1. grandmother; honorific term for an elderly woman

Ancestry of “gjyshe”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Albaniangjyshgrandfather; honorific term for an elderly man;...
2Proto-Albaniansūša—
3Proto-Albaniansūsa—
4Proto-Indo-EuropeansuHsos—
5Proto-Indo-EuropeansuHnússon
6Proto-Indo-EuropeansewH-to bear; to give birth
7Proto-Indo-Europeansew-to press out, extract; juice; liquid, rain; to...
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