Reconstruction:Proto-Albanian/swetā
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Proto-Albanian[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Proto-Indo-European *swet- (“self; one's own”), from *swé; compare Lithuanian svetỹs (“foreigner”), Russian сват (svat, “matchmaker; father-in-law”), Attic Greek ἔτης (étēs, “relative, friend”), Elean Greek ϝέτας (wétas). Related to u. Closely related to Messapic veinan (“his, one's”).
Noun[edit]
*swetā
Descendants[edit]
- Albanian: vetë