Where does “ëndë” come from?

ëndë (Albanian) comes from Proto-Indo-European h₂énti, from Proto-Indo-European h₂énts, from Proto-Indo-European h₂ent-, from Proto-Indo-European h₂en- — on, onto.

ëndë (Albanian): desire, inclination, pleasure

Definitions

  1. desire, inclination, pleasure

Ancestry of “ëndë”, step by step

ëndë traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Proto-Indo-European h₂énti

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂éntiopposite; near; in front
2Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂éntsforehead; front
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂ent-face; forehead; front
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂en-on, onto

via Proto-Albanian anTā

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-AlbaniananTādesire, inclination, pleasure
2Proto-Albaniananjato breathe
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂enh₁‑to breathe

Words derived from “ëndë”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂en- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂ent- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂énts →