Where does “hinje” come from?

hinje (Albanian) comes from Albanian hë, from Proto-Albanian skainai.

hinje (Albanian): behold, now, there

Definitions

  1. behold, now, there

Ancestry of “hinje”, step by step

hinje traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Albanian hë

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Albanianhënow
2Proto-Albanianskainai—

via Albanian hî

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Albanianhîash, ashes
2Proto-Albanianskinaash, ashes
Every word from Proto-Albanian skainai →Every word from Albanian hë →