Where does “tatëlosh” come from?

tatëlosh (Albanian) comes from Albanian losh, from Albanian lot, from Proto-Albanian lā(i)ta, from Proto-Indo-European lēy- — to leave, let; to want, desire; to let; leave...

tatëlosh (Albanian): grandfather, grandpa

Definitions

  1. grandfather, grandpa

Ancestry of “tatëlosh”, step by step

tatëlosh traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Albanian losh

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Albanianloshtearful
2Albanianlottear
3Proto-Albanianlā(i)ta—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanlēy-to leave, let; to want, desire; to let; leave...

via Albanian tatë

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Albaniantatëfather, dad
2Albanianatëfather; it, that, him, her
3Proto-Albanianat(t)-—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanáttafather
Every word from Proto-Indo-European lēy- →Every word from Proto-Albanian lā(i)ta →Every word from Albanian lot →