Where does “vetë” come from?

vetë (Albanian) comes from Proto-Albanian swetā, from Proto-Indo-European swet-, from Proto-Indo-European swé — self.

vetë (Albanian): self; person

Definitions

  1. self; person

Ancestry of “vetë”, step by step

vetë traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Proto-Albanian swetā

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Albanianswetāself
2Proto-Indo-Europeanswet-—
3Proto-Indo-Europeanswéself

via Proto-Albanian wadmi

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Albanianwadmi—
2Proto-Indo-Europeanweh₂dʰ-to go, to proceed; to pass, to traverse

Words derived from “vetë”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European swé →Every word from Proto-Indo-European swet- →Every word from Proto-Albanian swetā →