Where does “ngushtoj” come from?

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

ngushtoj (Albanian): I narrow

Definitions

  1. I narrow

Ancestry of “ngushtoj”, 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
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