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

  1. I tend, stretch out, lengthen

Ancestry of “zgjas”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1AlbanianzgjatI tend, stretch out, lengthen
2Albaniangjatëtall; long; during
3Albanianjetëlife; third-person singular present subjunctive...
4AlbanianjesI remain; I exist
5Proto-Albanianetja—
Every word from Proto-Albanian etja →Every word from Albanian jetë →Every word from Albanian jes →