Where does “pijeshitës” come from?

pijeshitës (Albanian) comes from Albanian pije, from Albanian pi, from Albanian pii, from Proto-Albanian pīja, from Proto-Indo-European pih₃-.

pijeshitës (Albanian): a seller of drinks, alcohol; bartender

Definitions

  1. a seller of drinks, alcohol; bartender

Ancestry of “pijeshitës”, step by step

pijeshitës traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Albanian pije

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Albanianpijedrink; alcohol
2AlbanianpiI drink, I suck; I smoke; I take
3Albanianpii—
4Proto-Albanianpīja—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanpih₃-—

via Albanian shitës

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Albanianshitësseller, vendor, salesman, grocer
2Albanian-ësused to form agent nouns. -er
3AlbaniannxëI learn, study; I grasp, snatch; I fit
4Proto-Albaniandžeina—
5Proto-Indo-Europeangʰendʰ-ulcer, sore, abscess, boil; sore, ulcer, abscess,...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pih₃- →Every word from Proto-Albanian pīja →Every word from Albanian pii →