Albanian

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From Proto-Albanian *džita, from Proto-Indo-European *gʷeyh₃- (to live). Cognate to Sanskrit जीवति (jīvati), Latin vīvō, Old English cwic (alive, living) (cf. English quick).[1]

Verb

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nxit (aorist nxita, participle nxitur)

  1. to urge, stimulate, hurry

Derived terms

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References

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  1. ^ Orel, Vladimir E. (2000) A concise historical grammar of the Albanian language: reconstruction of Proto-Albanian[1], Leiden, Boston, Köln: Brill, →ISBN, page 73