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How certain is the Latin origin of Albanian ”gënjej” (to lie) from Latin (ingannō<ganniō)?

Albanian word gënjej ("to lie") is considered to be of Latin origin — from Vulgar Latin ingannō, from Latin ganniō... These are the only details I could find. Wiktionary gives no scholarly ...
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What's the etymology of the Albanian word for hello, "tungjatjeta"? [closed]

In Albanian the usual greeting is "tungjatjeta", what is it derived or descended from? What are its origins?
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