Where does “anamalas” come from?

anamalas (Albanian) comes from Albanian anë, from Proto-Albanian anTā, from Proto-Albanian anja, from Proto-Indo-European h₂enh₁‑ — to breathe.

anamalas (Albanian): mountain dweller, mountainside dweller

Definitions

  1. mountain dweller, mountainside dweller

Ancestry of “anamalas”, step by step

anamalas traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Albanian anë

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Albaniananëside; edge; verge, brink
2Proto-AlbaniananTādesire, inclination, pleasure
3Proto-Albaniananjato breathe
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂enh₁‑to breathe

via Albanian mal

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Albanianmalmount; mountain
2Proto-Albanian*mal̄—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂enh₁‑ →Every word from Proto-Albanian anja →Every word from Proto-Albanian anTā →
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