Where does “tung” come from?

tung (Albanian) comes from Albanian tungjatjeta, from Albanian tu, from Albanian gjatë, from Albanian jetë, from Albanian jes, from Proto-Albanian etja.

tung (Albanian): hi, hello; good bye

Definitions

  1. hi, hello; good bye

Ancestry of “tung”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Albaniantungjatjetahello, hi; good bye
2Albaniantupant leg
3Albaniangjatëtall; long; during
4Albanianjetëlife; third-person singular present subjunctive...
5AlbanianjesI remain; I exist
6Proto-Albanianetja—
Every word from Proto-Albanian etja →Every word from Albanian jetë →Every word from Albanian jes →