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

Definitions

  1. kind of fish net

Ancestry of “ngjicë”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Albanianngjitto stick, glue, adhere
2Proto-Albanianen-gleita—
3Proto-Indo-Europeangleyt-to cling to, cleave, stick
4Proto-Indo-Europeangley-to glue, paste, stick together; to glue, stick...
5Proto-Indo-Europeangel-to be cold, to freeze
Every word from Proto-Indo-European gel- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European gley- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European gleyt- →