Where does “qetë” come from?

qetë (Albanian) comes from Latin quiētus, from Latin quiēscō, from Latin quiēs, from Proto-Italic kʷiētis, from Proto-Indo-European kʷyéh₁tis, from Proto-Indo-European kʷyeh₁- — to rest; rest, peace.

qetë (Albanian): second-person plural simple perfect indicative of...

Definitions

  1. second-person plural simple perfect indicative of...

Ancestry of “qetë”, step by step

qetë traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Latin quiētus

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinquiētusat rest/nap, quiet, keeping quiet, quietude, quietness
2Latinquiēscōto rest, sleep, repose
3Latinquiēsthe rest of sleep, repose
4Proto-Italickʷiētis
5Proto-Indo-Europeankʷyéh₁tis
6Proto-Indo-Europeankʷyeh₁-to rest; rest, peace

via Proto-Albanian klaitā

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Albanianklaitā
2Proto-Indo-Europeanḱloitos
3Proto-Indo-Europeanḱley-to shelter, cover; to lean, slope, incline
4Proto-Indo-Europeanḱel-to cover; to incline

Words derived from “qetë

Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷyeh₁-Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷyéh₁tisEvery word from Proto-Italic kʷiētis