Where does “shijoj” come from?
shijoj (Albanian) comes from Albanian shije, from Proto-Albanian sūadja, from Proto-Indo-European sweh₂d- — sweet.
shijoj (Albanian): I taste, enjoy, savor
Ancestry of “shijoj”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Albanian | shije | taste, flavour |
| 2 | Proto-Albanian | sūadja | — |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | sweh₂d- | sweet |