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Where does “kënaq” come from?

kënaq (Albanian) comes from Proto-Indo-European h₂eh₂nóḱe, from Proto-Indo-European h₂neḱ- — to reach, to attain.

kënaq (Albanian): I make happy; I fulfill a wish; I gratify,...

Definitions

  1. I make happy; I fulfill a wish; I gratify,...

Ancestry of “kënaq”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂eh₂nóḱeto have reached, to be at
2Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂neḱ-to reach, to attain

Words derived from “kënaq”

  • kënaqësi
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