Where does “njilje” come from?
njilje (Aromanian) comes from Latin milia, from Latin mille, from Proto-Italic smīɣeslī, from Proto-Indo-European smih₂ǵʰéslih₂.
njilje (Aromanian): thousand
Definitions
- thousand
Ancestry of “njilje”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | milia | nominative plural of mīlle; accusative plural of... |
| 2 | Latin | mille | thousand; 1000; mile, "particularly" a Roman mile... |
| 3 | Proto-Italic | smīɣeslī | thousand |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | smih₂ǵʰéslih₂ | — |