Where does “veç” come from?
veç (Albanian) comes from Albanian vetëm, from Albanian vetë, from Proto-Albanian swetā, from Proto-Indo-European swet-, from Proto-Indo-European swé — self.
Ancestry of “veç”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Albanian | vetëm | only; alone |
| 2 | Albanian | vetë | self; person |
| 3 | Proto-Albanian | swetā | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | swet- | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | swé | self |