Where does “ngjyej” come from?

ngjyej (Albanian) comes from Latin unguere, from Proto-Italic ongʷō, from Proto-Indo-European h₃engʷ- — to smear, to anoint.

ngjyej (Albanian): to dip, dunk, immerse; to dye; to color, paint

Definitions

  1. to dip, dunk, immerse; to dye; to color, paint

Ancestry of “ngjyej”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinungueresecond-person singular future passive indicative...
2Proto-Italicongʷōto anoint
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃engʷ-to smear, to anoint
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃engʷ- →Every word from Proto-Italic ongʷō →Every word from Latin unguere →
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