Where does “vjetër” come from?
vjetër (Albanian) comes from Albanian vjet, from Czech jet, from Proto-Slavic jěti, from Proto-Balto-Slavic jā́ˀtei, from Proto-Indo-European yéh₂-ti, from Proto-Indo-European yeh₂- — to go; to go in, enter; to ride, to travel.
vjetër (Albanian): old
Ancestry of “vjetër”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Albanian | vjet | last year |
| 2 | Czech | jet | to ride; to go |
| 3 | Proto-Slavic | jěti | to go, ride |
| 4 | Proto-Balto-Slavic | jā́ˀtei | to ride, to travel |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | yéh₂-ti | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | yeh₂- | to go; to go in, enter; to ride, to travel |