Reconstruction:Proto-Albanian/wīja

This Proto-Albanian entry contains reconstructed terms and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence.

Proto-Albanian

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *u̯ei (“to twist, to weave”). Cognate to Latin vīeō, Sanskrit वयति (váyati), Lithuanian výti, Proto-Slavic *viti.

Adjective

*wīja

1. twisted, woven

Descendants

• vithe