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Where does “dzedja” come from?

dzedja (Proto-Albanian) comes from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰéd-ye-ti, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰed- — to defecate.

Ancestry of “dzedja”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰéd-ye-ti—
2Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰed-to defecate

Words derived from “dzedja”

  • dhjes
  • dzetša
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