gjyshe

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Albanian

Etymology

From gjysh +‎ -e (feminine noun suffix). From Proto-Albanian *źýśe(i̯)a-, from older *sū́sii̯a-, from Proto-Indo-European *súHsii̯o- (progenitor).[1]

Noun

gjyshe f (plural gjyshe, definite gjyshja, definite plural gjyshet)

  1. grandmother
  2. (colloquial) honorific term for an elderly woman

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References

  1. ^ Schumacher, Stefan / Matzinger, Joachim (2013): Die Verben des Altalbanischen.