Where does “lej” come from?

lej (Albanian) comes from Proto-Albanian laudnja, from Proto-Indo-European h₁lewdʰ- — to grow; people.

lej (Albanian): I give birth, bear

Definitions

  1. I give birth, bear

Ancestry of “lej”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Albanianlaudnja
2Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁lewdʰ-to grow; people

Words derived from “lej

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁lewdʰ-Every word from Proto-Albanian laudnja