Where does “pije” come from?
pije (Albanian) comes from Albanian pi, from Albanian pii, from Proto-Albanian pīja, from Proto-Indo-European pih₃-.
pije (Albanian): drink; alcohol
Ancestry of “pije”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Albanian | pi | I drink, I suck; I smoke; I take |
| 2 | Albanian | pii | — |
| 3 | Proto-Albanian | pīja | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | pih₃- | — |