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Where does “burrneshë” come from?

burrneshë (Albanian) comes from Albanian -eshë, from Latin -issa, from Ancient Greek -ῐσσᾰ, from Ancient Greek -ῐ́ᾱ, from Proto-Indo-European -íh₂, from Proto-Indo-European -h₂ — Creates collective nouns, which refer to groups...

burrneshë (Albanian): sworn virgin

Definitions

  1. sworn virgin

Ancestry of “burrneshë”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Albanian-eshë—
2Latin-issa
3Ancient Greek-ῐσσᾰ—
4Ancient Greek-ῐ́ᾱ{{l|en|-ia}}; "suffix forming abstract feminine...
5Proto-Indo-European-íh₂—
6Proto-Indo-European-h₂Creates collective nouns, which refer to groups...
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