Where does “ëndrrakotë” come from?

ëndrrakotë (Albanian) comes from Albanian kot, from Proto-Albanian kāta, from Proto-Indo-European skh₃tos, from Proto-Indo-European (s)ḱeh₃- — darkness, shadow.

ëndrrakotë (Albanian): with false dreams, dreaming in vain

Definitions

  1. with false dreams, dreaming in vain

Ancestry of “ëndrrakotë”, step by step

ëndrrakotë traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Albanian kot

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Albaniankotworthlessly; in vain; worthless
2Proto-Albaniankāta—
3Proto-Indo-Europeanskh₃tos—
4Proto-Indo-European(s)ḱeh₃-darkness, shadow

via Albanian ëndërr

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Albanianëndërrdream
2Proto-Albanian ̊drā—
3Proto-Indo-EuropeandreH-sleep, to sleep
Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)ḱeh₃- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European skh₃tos →Every word from Proto-Albanian kāta →