Where does “tërthorzim” come from?
tërthorzim (Albanian) comes from Albanian tërthorzoj, from Albanian zoj, from Romanian joi, from Latin dies iovis, from Latin diēs, from Proto-Italic djēm, from Proto-Italic *djous, from Proto-Indo-European dyḗws — to be bright; sky, heaven.
Ancestry of “tërthorzim”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Albanian | tërthorzoj | to perambulate, to walk comprehensively within an area |
| 2 | Albanian | zoj | lady; madam |
| 3 | Romanian | joi | Thursday |
| 4 | Latin | dies iovis | Thursday |
| 5 | Latin | diēs | A day, particularly |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | djēm | accusative singular of *djous |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | *djous | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | dyḗws | sky, heaven; sky god |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | dyéws | sky, heaven |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | dyew- | to be bright; sky, heaven |