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Where does “avdos” come from?

avdos (Albanian) comes from Albanian dosë, from Proto-Albanian dā(i)tjā, from Proto-Indo-European dʰeh₁(y)- — to suckle, nurse.

avdos (Albanian): chaffinch

Definitions

  1. chaffinch

Ancestry of “avdos”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Albaniandosësow
2Proto-Albaniandā(i)tjā—
3Proto-Indo-Europeandʰeh₁(y)-to suckle, nurse
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