Where does “tejkombëtar” come from?

tejkombëtar (Albanian) comes from Albanian kombëtar, from Albanian komb, from Proto-Indo-European tḱóymos, from Proto-Indo-European tḱey- — to cultivate; to settle; to live.

tejkombëtar (Albanian): transnational

Definitions

  1. transnational

Ancestry of “tejkombëtar”, step by step

tejkombëtar traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Albanian kombëtar

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Albaniankombëtarnational
2Albaniankombnation, people, community, folk
3Proto-Indo-Europeantḱóymosvillage, home; settlement, dwelling
4Proto-Indo-Europeantḱey-to cultivate; to settle; to live

via Albanian tej

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Albaniantejfar; beyond
2Proto-Albaniantai e—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European tḱey- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European tḱóymos →Every word from Albanian komb →