Where does “lajkë” come from?

lajkë (Albanian) comes from Albanian laj, from Albanian lanj, from Proto-Albanian launja, from Proto-Indo-European leuh₃- — release.

lajkë (Albanian): flattery

Definitions

  1. flattery

Ancestry of “lajkë”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1AlbanianlajI wash; I clean; I brush
2Albanianlanj—
3Proto-Albanianlaunja—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanleuh₃-release
Every word from Proto-Indo-European leuh₃- →Every word from Proto-Albanian launja →Every word from Albanian lanj →