Where does “pjetëposhtë” come from?

pjetëposhtë (Albanian) comes from Albanian poshtë, from Albanian posh, from Proto-Indo-European pṓds, from Proto-Indo-European póds, from Proto-Indo-European ped- — to walk, to step; to stumble, to fall.

pjetëposhtë (Albanian): downwards

Definitions

  1. downwards

Ancestry of “pjetëposhtë”, step by step

pjetëposhtë traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Albanian poshtë

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Albanianposhtëdown, downwards
2Albanianposh—
3Proto-Indo-Europeanpṓdsfoot
4Proto-Indo-Europeanpódsfoot
5Proto-Indo-Europeanped-to walk, to step; to stumble, to fall

via Albanian pjetë

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Albanianpjetëwidening, opening; sky
2Proto-Albanianpetato be ruptured
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ped- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European póds →Every word from Proto-Indo-European pṓds →