Where does “thumboj” come from?

thumboj (Albanian) comes from Albanian oj, from Proto-Slavic oje, from Proto-Indo-European h₂oyHsos.

thumboj (Albanian): I tease, provoke

Definitions

  1. I tease, provoke

Ancestry of “thumboj”, step by step

thumboj traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Albanian oj

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1AlbanianojI
2Proto-Slavicojethill, shaft
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂oyHsos—

via Albanian thumb

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Albanianthumbstinger; thorn, prick; bell clapper, tongue
2Albanianthonnail
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂oyHsos →Every word from Proto-Slavic oje →Every word from Albanian oj →