Where does “ngjit” come from?

ngjit (Albanian) comes 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.

ngjit (Albanian): to stick, glue, adhere

Definitions

  1. to stick, glue, adhere

Ancestry of “ngjit”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Albanianen-gleita
2Proto-Indo-Europeangleyt-to cling to, cleave, stick
3Proto-Indo-Europeangley-to glue, paste, stick together; to glue, stick...
4Proto-Indo-Europeangel-to be cold, to freeze

Words derived from “ngjit

Every word from Proto-Indo-European gel-Every word from Proto-Indo-European gley-Every word from Proto-Indo-European gleyt-