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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

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

Words derived from “ngah”

  • shkath
  • shkathët
  • ngath
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