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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)
- grandmother
- (colloquial) honorific term for an elderly woman
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References
- ^ Schumacher, Stefan / Matzinger, Joachim (2013): Die Verben des Altalbanischen.