Where does “n̈a” come from?

n̈a (Jakaltek) comes from Albanian ngah, from Proto-Albanian en-gaska, from Proto-Indo-European gʷm̥sḱéti, from Proto-Indo-European gʷem- — to step.

n̈a (Jakaltek): house

Definitions

  1. house

Ancestry of “n̈a”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1AlbanianngahI run, hasten, go quickly
2Proto-Albanianen-gaska—
3Proto-Indo-Europeangʷm̥sḱétito be walking; to come, to be coming
4Proto-Indo-Europeangʷem-to step
Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷem- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷm̥sḱéti →Every word from Proto-Albanian en-gaska →