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Where does “zgjat” come from?

zgjat (Albanian) comes from Albanian gjatë, from Albanian jetë, from Albanian jes, from Proto-Albanian etja.

zgjat (Albanian): I tend, stretch out, lengthen

Definitions

  1. I tend, stretch out, lengthen

Ancestry of “zgjat”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Albaniangjatëtall; long; during
2Albanianjetëlife; third-person singular present subjunctive...
3AlbanianjesI remain; I exist
4Proto-Albanianetja—

Words derived from “zgjat”

  • zgjas
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