Where does “padukshëm” come from?

padukshëm (Albanian) comes from Albanian dukshëm, from Albanian -shëm, from Proto-Albanian -(i)sama, from Proto-Indo-European somHós, from Proto-Indo-European sem- — together, one.

padukshëm (Albanian): invisible

Definitions

  1. invisible

Ancestry of “padukshëm”, step by step

padukshëm traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Albanian dukshëm

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Albaniandukshëmvisible; evident, apparent
2Albanian-shëmThe most common meaning the suffix carries is...
3Proto-Albanian-(i)sama—
4Proto-Indo-EuropeansomHóssame, alike
5Proto-Indo-Europeansem-together, one

via Albanian pa

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Albanianpawithout; thus, then, so
2Proto-Albanianapāaway
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂epóoff, away
Every word from Proto-Indo-European sem- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European somHós →Every word from Albanian -shëm →