Where does “jakë” come from?

jakë (Albanian) comes from Albanian këtu, from Albanian tu, from Albanian gjatë, from Albanian jetë, from Albanian jes, from Proto-Albanian etja.

jakë (Albanian): collar of a shirt

Definitions

  1. collar of a shirt

Ancestry of “jakë”, step by step

jakë traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Albanian këtu

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Albaniankëtuhere, on this side
2Albaniantupant leg
3Albaniangjatëtall; long; during
4Albanianjetëlife; third-person singular present subjunctive...
5AlbanianjesI remain; I exist
6Proto-Albanianetja—

via Albanian Jakup

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1AlbanianJakupJacob
2Ottoman Turkishیعقوب—
3Arabicيَعْقُوب—
4Classical SyriacܝܥܩܘܒJacob, James
5Hebrewיעקבdefective spelling of יעקוב
6Hebrewעקבfollowing, because of, due to; heel; trace

via Albanian eja

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Albanianejasecond-person singular imperative of vij
2Proto-Albanianainjaone
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁éy-he, this

Words derived from “jakë”

Every word from Proto-Albanian etja →Every word from Albanian jetë →Every word from Albanian jes →