tëtanë

Albanian

Etymology

Possibly from an earlier *tetan, from Proto-Indo-European *tewtéh₂ (“people, tribe”). Alternatively from të +‎ tanë (Gheg variant of Tosk tërë (“whole, entire”)). Also a possible doublet of tytë and tul.

Noun

tëtanë

1. everyone
2. (Gheg) the people