Where does “zgjas” come from?
zgjas (Albanian) comes from Albanian zgjat, from Albanian gjatë, from Albanian jetë, from Albanian jes, from Proto-Albanian etja.
zgjas (Albanian): I tend, stretch out, lengthen
Definitions
- I tend, stretch out, lengthen
Ancestry of “zgjas”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Albanian | zgjat | I tend, stretch out, lengthen |
| 2 | Albanian | gjatë | tall; long; during |
| 3 | Albanian | jetë | life; third-person singular present subjunctive... |
| 4 | Albanian | jes | I remain; I exist |
| 5 | Proto-Albanian | etja | — |