Where does “gjysmë” come from?

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

gjysmë (Albanian): half

Definitions

  1. half

Ancestry of “gjysmë”, step by step

gjysmë traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Albanian gjymës

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Albaniangjymës—
2Proto-Albanianjūmatjā—
3Proto-Indo-Europeanyem-to hold, restrain; to take, seize

via Albanian gjymësë

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Albaniangjymësë—

Words derived from “gjysmë”

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