Where does “këtu” come from?
këtu (Albanian) comes from Albanian tu, from Albanian gjatë, from Albanian jetë, from Albanian jes, from Proto-Albanian etja.
këtu (Albanian): here, on this side
Ancestry of “këtu”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Albanian | tu | pant leg |
| 2 | Albanian | gjatë | tall; long; during |
| 3 | Albanian | jetë | life; third-person singular present subjunctive... |
| 4 | Albanian | jes | I remain; I exist |
| 5 | Proto-Albanian | etja | — |