Where does “ngjicë” come from?
ngjicë (Albanian) comes from Albanian ngjit, from Proto-Albanian en-gleita, from Proto-Indo-European gleyt-, from Proto-Indo-European gley-, from Proto-Indo-European gel- — to be cold, to freeze.
ngjicë (Albanian): kind of fish net
Ancestry of “ngjicë”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Albanian | ngjit | to stick, glue, adhere |
| 2 | Proto-Albanian | en-gleita | — |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | gleyt- | to cling to, cleave, stick |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | gley- | to glue, paste, stick together; to glue, stick... |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | gel- | to be cold, to freeze |