Where does “kthej” come from?
kthej (Albanian) comes from Albanian thyej, from Proto-Albanian tsā(i)nja, from Proto-Indo-European ḱeh₃i- — to sharpen; sharpen.
kthej (Albanian): to turn; to turn over; to change; to translate
Definitions
- to turn; to turn over; to change; to translate
Ancestry of “kthej”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Albanian | thyej | I break |
| 2 | Proto-Albanian | tsā(i)nja | — |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱeh₃i- | to sharpen; sharpen |
Words derived from “kthej”