Where does “ngah” come from?

ngah (Albanian) comes from Proto-Albanian en-gaska, from Proto-Indo-European gʷm̥sḱéti, from Proto-Indo-European gʷem- — to step.

ngah (Albanian): I run, hasten, go quickly

Definitions

  1. I run, hasten, go quickly

Ancestry of “ngah”, step by step

ngah traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Proto-Albanian en-gaska

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Albanianen-gaska—
2Proto-Indo-Europeangʷm̥sḱétito be walking; to come, to be coming
3Proto-Indo-Europeangʷem-to step

via Malay tengah

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Malaytengahmiddle, midst, centre; middle
2Proto-Malayo-Polynesiantəŋaqcentre; half

Words derived from “ngah”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷem- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷm̥sḱéti →Every word from Proto-Albanian en-gaska →