Where does “nxënëse” come from?

nxënëse (Albanian) comes from Albanian nxënës, from Albanian nxë, from Proto-Albanian džeina, from Proto-Indo-European gʰendʰ- — ulcer, sore, abscess, boil; sore, ulcer, abscess,...

nxënëse (Albanian): female pupil, female student

Definitions

  1. female pupil, female student

Ancestry of “nxënëse”, step by step

nxënëse traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Albanian nxënës

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Albaniannxënëspupil, student
2AlbaniannxëI learn, study; I grasp, snatch; I fit
3Proto-Albaniandžeina—
4Proto-Indo-Europeangʰendʰ-ulcer, sore, abscess, boil; sore, ulcer, abscess,...

via Albanian e

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Albanianeand; also; Third-person singular accusative-case...
2Proto-Slavico(d)—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʰendʰ- →Every word from Proto-Albanian džeina →Every word from Albanian nxë →