Where does “kishë” come from?

kishë (Albanian) comes from Albanian klishë, from Latin ecclēsia, from Ancient Greek ἐκκλησία, from Ancient Greek -ῐ́ᾱ, from Proto-Indo-European -íh₂, from Proto-Indo-European -h₂ — Creates collective nouns, which refer to groups...

kishë (Albanian): church

Definitions

  1. church

Ancestry of “kishë”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Albanianklishë—
2Latinecclēsiachurch (a house of worship)
3Ancient Greekἐκκλησίαassembly; congregation, church
4Ancient Greek-ῐ́ᾱ{{l|en|-ia}}; "suffix forming abstract feminine...
5Proto-Indo-European-íh₂—
6Proto-Indo-European-h₂Creates collective nouns, which refer to groups...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -h₂ →Every word from Ancient Greek -ῐ́ᾱ →Every word from Ancient Greek ἐκκλησία →