Where does “Dardan” come from?
Dardan (Albanian) comes from Albanian Dardhan, from Albanian derdh, from Albanian dardh, from Proto-Albanian darda, from Proto-Indo-European dard-.
Ancestry of “Dardan”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Albanian | Dardhan | — |
| 2 | Albanian | derdh | I pour out, spill; I cast; I deposit , pay in,... |
| 3 | Albanian | dardh | — |
| 4 | Proto-Albanian | darda | to spill, pour |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | dard- | — |