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Where does “nxitim” come from?

nxitim (Albanian) comes from Albanian nxitoj, from Albanian enxitonj, from Albanian nxit, from Proto-Albanian džita, from Proto-Indo-European gʷeyh₃- — to live.

nxitim (Albanian): hurry

Definitions

  1. hurry

Ancestry of “nxitim”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1AlbaniannxitojI hurry
2Albanianenxitonj—
3Albaniannxitto urge, stimulate, hurry
4Proto-Albaniandžita—
5Proto-Indo-Europeangʷeyh₃-to live
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