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Where does “Enkelan” come from?

Enkelan (Albanian) comes from Albanian Enkel, from Ancient Greek Ἐγχέλιοι, from Ancient Greek ἔγχελυς, from Proto-Indo-European h₂engʷʰ- — water-worm, eel.

Ancestry of “Enkelan”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1AlbanianEnkel—
2Ancient GreekἘγχέλιοι—
3Ancient Greekἔγχελυςeel
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂engʷʰ-water-worm, eel
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