Where does “lëvizje” come from?

lëvizje (Albanian) comes from Albanian lëviz, from Albanian vizë, from Albanian vidsa, from Proto-Indo-European weyd- — to see.

lëvizje (Albanian): motion; movement

Definitions

  1. motion; movement

Ancestry of “lëvizje”, step by step

lëvizje traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Albanian lëviz

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Albanianlëvizto move, set in motion, transfer
2Albanianvizëline, stripe, track
3Albanianvidsa—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanweyd-to see

via Albanian je

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Albanianjesecond-person singular present indicative of jam;...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European weyd- →Every word from Albanian vidsa →Every word from Albanian vizë →