Where does “gjineshtër” come from?

gjineshtër (Albanian) comes from Italian ginestra, from Latin genesta, from Proto-Indo-European gwₑnestā.

gjineshtër (Albanian): Spanish broom

Definitions

  1. Spanish broom

Ancestry of “gjineshtër”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italianginestrabroom
2Latingenestabroom
3Proto-Indo-Europeangwₑnestā—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European gwₑnestā →Every word from Latin genesta →Every word from Italian ginestra →