Where does “tatë” come from?
tatë (Albanian) comes from Albanian atë, from Proto-Albanian at(t)-, from Proto-Indo-European átta — father.
tatë (Albanian): father, dad
Ancestry of “tatë”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Albanian | atë | father; it, that, him, her |
| 2 | Proto-Albanian | at(t)- | — |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | átta | father |