Where does “hijedashës” come from?

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

hijedashës (Albanian): shade-loving, umbriphilous

Definitions

  1. shade-loving, umbriphilous

Ancestry of “hijedashës”, step by step

hijedashës traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Albanian hije

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Albanianhijeshadow; shade; darkness, murkiness
2Proto-Indo-European(s)ḱeh₃ih₂shadow, shade
3Proto-Indo-European(s)ḱeh₃-darkness, shadow

via Albanian dashës

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Albaniandashës
Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)ḱeh₃-Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)ḱeh₃ih₂Every word from Albanian hije