Where does “hie” come from?

hie (Albanian) comes from Albanian hije, from Proto-Indo-European (s)ḱeh₃ih₂, from Proto-Indo-European (s)ḱeh₃- — darkness, shadow.

hie (Albanian): Alternative form of hije

Definitions

  1. Alternative form of hije

Ancestry of “hie”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Albanianhijeshadow; shade; darkness, murkiness
2Proto-Indo-European(s)ḱeh₃ih₂shadow, shade
3Proto-Indo-European(s)ḱeh₃-darkness, shadow
Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)ḱeh₃- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)ḱeh₃ih₂ →Every word from Albanian hije →
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