Where does “hijetar” come from?

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

hijetar (Albanian): shady

Definitions

  1. shady

Ancestry of “hijetar”, step by step

hijetar 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 tar

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Albaniantar—
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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