Where does “kapno” come from?

kapno (Albanian) comes from Greek καπνός, from Ancient Greek καπνός, from Proto-Indo-European kwep- — to smoke, to steam; to boil; aroma, strong odor.

kapno (Albanian): tobacco (Nicotiana tabacum)

Definitions

  1. tobacco (Nicotiana tabacum)

Ancestry of “kapno”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Greekκαπνόςsmoke; tobacco
2Ancient Greekκαπνόςsmoke
3Proto-Indo-Europeankwep-to smoke, to steam; to boil; aroma, strong odor
Every word from Proto-Indo-European kwep- →Every word from Ancient Greek καπνός →Every word from Greek καπνός →