Where does “ngushticë” come from?

ngushticë (Albanian) comes from Albanian ngushtë, from Latin angustus, from Proto-Indo-European h₂enǵʰu-, from Proto-Indo-European h₂enǵʰ- — to constrict, tighten, compress; narrow, tight;...

ngushticë (Albanian): strait

Definitions

  1. strait

Ancestry of “ngushticë”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Albanianngushtënarrow
2Latinangustusnarrow, strait; close, contracted, constricted,...
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂enǵʰu-—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂enǵʰ-to constrict, tighten, compress; narrow, tight;...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂enǵʰ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂enǵʰu- →Every word from Latin angustus →