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

Definitions

  1. here, on this side

Ancestry of “këtu”, step by step

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

Words derived from “këtu”

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