Where does “blinajë” come from?

blinajë (Albanian) comes from Albanian bli, from Proto-Albanian blina, from Russian блин, from Proto-Slavic mlinъ — pancake.

blinajë (Albanian): forest of linden trees

Definitions

  1. forest of linden trees

Ancestry of “blinajë”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Albanianblilinden, lime tree; linden flower; sturgeon
2Proto-Albanianblina—
3Russianблинpancake, crepe, blini; disc, plate; CD
4Proto-Slavicmlinъpancake
Every word from Proto-Slavic mlinъ →Every word from Russian блин →Every word from Proto-Albanian blina →