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Where does “afçë” come from?

afçë (Albanian) comes from Albanian av(ë), from Proto-Indo-European h₂éwis — bird.

afçë (Albanian): greenfinch; golden oriole

Definitions

  1. greenfinch; golden oriole

Ancestry of “afçë”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Albanianav(ë)bird
2Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂éwisbird
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