Where does “matja” come from?

matja (Proto-Albanian) comes from Proto-Indo-European mh₁-t-yé-ti, from Proto-Indo-European meh₁- — to measure.

matja (Proto-Albanian): to measure

Definitions

  1. to measure

Ancestry of “matja”, step by step

matja traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Proto-Indo-European mh₁-t-yé-ti

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeanmh₁-t-yé-ti—
2Proto-Indo-Europeanmeh₁-to measure

via Proto-Indo-European mh̥₁ti̯-e-

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeanmh̥₁ti̯-e-—

Words derived from “matja”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European meh₁- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European mh₁-t-yé-ti →