Where does “theks” come from?

theks (Albanian) comes from Albanian thek, from Proto-Albanian ϑeuk-, from Proto-Indo-European ḱewk- — flare up, glow; white; to glow, burn, lighten.

theks (Albanian): accent, sign, tone

Definitions

  1. accent, sign, tone

Ancestry of “theks”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1AlbanianthekI toast, brown, warm my feet; I pierce, stab
2Proto-Albanianϑeuk-—
3Proto-Indo-Europeanḱewk-flare up, glow; white; to glow, burn, lighten
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱewk- →Every word from Proto-Albanian ϑeuk- →Every word from Albanian thek →