Reconstruction:Proto-Albanian/detsa

This Proto-Albanian entry contains reconstructed terms and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence.

Proto-Albanian

Etymology 1

From Proto-Indo-European *déḱm̥t.

Numeral

*detsa

1. ten

Descendants

• Albanian: *djeth
  • Albanian: dhjetë

Etymology 2

From earlier *detsja, from Proto-Indo-European *deḱs-yo-s, from *deḱs- (“right (side)”).

Noun

*detsa m

1. right (side)

Descendants

• Old Albanian: djathë
  • Albanian: djathtë (“right”)