Where does “mbetje” come from?
mbetje (Albanian) comes from Albanian mbet, from Proto-Albanian ambi-etja.
mbetje (Albanian): leftover
Ancestry of “mbetje”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Albanian | mbet | I stay, remain; I am stunned, surprised |
| 2 | Proto-Albanian | ambi-etja | — |