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