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

Definitions

  1. I taste, enjoy, savor

Ancestry of “shijoj”, step by step

shijoj traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Albanian shije

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Albanianshijetaste, flavour
2Proto-Albaniansūadja—
3Proto-Indo-Europeansweh₂d-sweet

via Albanian oj

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1AlbanianojI
2Proto-Slavicojethill, shaft
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂oyHsos—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European sweh₂d- →Every word from Proto-Albanian sūadja →Every word from Albanian shije →