Reconstruction:Proto-Albanian/swetā

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

From Proto-Indo-European *swet- (“self; one's own”), from *swé; compare Lithuanian svetỹs (“foreigner”), Russian сват (svat, “matchmaker; father-in-law”), Attic Greek ἔτης (étēs, “relative, friend”), Elean Greek ϝέτας (wétas). Related to u. Closely related to Messapic veinan (“his, one's”).

Noun

*swetā

1. self
2. person

Descendants

• Albanian: vetë