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

Definitions

  1. only; alone

Ancestry of “vetëm”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Albanianvetëself; person
2Proto-Albanianswetāself
3Proto-Indo-Europeanswet-—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanswéself

Words derived from “vetëm”

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