pjetem
Albanian
Etymology
From Proto-Albanian *peta 'to be ruptured', related to Greek πετάννυμι (petánnymi, “to widen”), Latin pateō (“to be open”)[1].
Verb
pjetem (first-person singular past tense u pjeta, participle pjetur)
- to be ruptured, to have hernia
Derived terms
- përpjetë
- pjetëposhtë
References
- Albanian Etymological Dictionary, V.Orel, Koninklijke Brill ,Leiden Boston Köln 1998, p.331