Albanian

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From Proto-Albanian *en-gaska; variant ngaj from a slightly different root (see ngaj), from Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰeh₁- (leave). Compare English go, Ancient Greek κιχάνω (kikhánō, to meet with, arrive at), Sanskrit जहाति (jáhāti, to renounce), Avestan 𐬰𐬀𐬰𐬁𐬨𐬌 (zazāmi).

Verb

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ngah (aorist ngaha, participle ngahur)

  1. to run, hasten, go quickly
    Synonym: ngaj
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