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Where does “theç” come from?

theç (Albanian) comes from Albanian thyej, from Proto-Albanian tsā(i)nja, from Proto-Indo-European ḱeh₃i- — to sharpen; sharpen.

theç (Albanian): fragile

Definitions

  1. fragile

Ancestry of “theç”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1AlbanianthyejI break
2Proto-Albaniantsā(i)nja—
3Proto-Indo-Europeanḱeh₃i-to sharpen; sharpen
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱeh₃i- →