Where does “tejqyrë” come from?

tejqyrë (Albanian) comes from Albanian tej, from Proto-Albanian tai e.

tejqyrë (Albanian): binoculars, telescope

Definitions

  1. binoculars, telescope

Ancestry of “tejqyrë”, step by step

tejqyrë traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Albanian tej

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Albaniantejfar; beyond
2Proto-Albaniantai e—

via Albanian qyr

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1AlbanianqyrI observe, look, analyse
2Proto-Albaniankewira—
Every word from Proto-Albanian tai e →Every word from Albanian tej →