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Where does “zbythje” come from?

zbythje (Albanian) comes from Albanian zbyth, from Albanian bythë, from Proto-Albanian būtsā, from Proto-Indo-European bʰudʰmḗn, from Proto-Indo-European dʰewbʰ-, from Proto-Indo-European dʰewh₂- — smoke; mist, haze.

zbythje (Albanian): withdrawal

Definitions

  1. withdrawal

Ancestry of “zbythje”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Albanianzbythbeat off, repel, repulse, move back
2Albanianbythëass, butt
3Proto-Albanianbūtsā—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰudʰmḗnbottom
5Proto-Indo-Europeandʰewbʰ-deep
6Proto-Indo-Europeandʰewh₂-smoke; mist, haze
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