Where does “Lumëardhe” come from?

Lumëardhe (Albanian) comes from Albanian lumë, from Proto-Albanian lumā, from Proto-Indo-European leu(ə) — dirt.

Ancestry of “Lumëardhe”, step by step

Lumëardhe traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Albanian lumë

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Albanianlumëriver; happy, lucky
2Proto-Albanianlumā—
3Proto-Indo-Europeanleu(ə)dirt

via Albanian ardh

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Albanianardh—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European leu(ə) →Every word from Proto-Albanian lumā →Every word from Albanian lumë →