Where does “Zanaj” come from?

Zanaj (Albanian) comes from Albanian zan, from Proto-Albanian džeina, from Proto-Indo-European gʰendʰ- — ulcer, sore, abscess, boil; sore, ulcer, abscess,...

Ancestry of “Zanaj”, step by step

Zanaj traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Albanian zan

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Albanianzan
2Proto-Albaniandžeina
3Proto-Indo-Europeangʰendʰ-ulcer, sore, abscess, boil; sore, ulcer, abscess,...

via Albanian aj

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Albanianaj
Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʰendʰ-Every word from Proto-Albanian džeinaEvery word from Albanian zan