Where does “banoj” come from?
banoj (Albanian) comes from Albanian banë, from Proto-Albanian bhou̯onā, from Proto-Indo-European bhō̆u — to be, to grow.
banoj (Albanian): I live, inhabit, dwell
Ancestry of “banoj”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Albanian | banë | dwelling, abode, residence, half dilapidated... |
| 2 | Proto-Albanian | bhou̯onā | dwelling, abode |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | bhō̆u | to be, to grow |