gegnisht

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Albanian

Alternative forms

(Standard, Tosk) gegërisht

Etymology

From gegën +‎ -isht; gegën (“Gheg (acc. form)”) derived from gegë (“Gheg (nom. form)”).

Pokorny connects gegë with Ancient Greek (Attic) γίγας (gígas, “giant”), from the Homeric mythology (the giants of the Acroceraunian mountains), probably denoting originally war-like invading tribes descending from Epirus. Compare gjatë, glatë, gat (“tall, long”), gatë (“heron”) and Latin gigas (“giant”). See gegë for more.^[1]

Possibly from Ancient Greek γέγειος (gégeios, “primitive, antique, old, ancient.”) (ion.), Ancient Greek γεγωνός (gegōnós, “loud-sounding, sonorous, bright, clear sound ; loud of voice.”), γεγωνιστής (gegōnistḗs)…(Can this⁽⁺⁾ etymology be sourced?)

Adverb

gegnisht

(Gheg) Gheg, Gheg Albanian

Related terms

gegë
gegërishte (Standard, Tosk), gegnishte (Gheg)

References

^ “Indogermanisches Etymologisches Wörterbuch”, J. Pokorny, 1959, Bern : Francke

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