Where does “kombëtarisht” come from?
kombëtarisht (Albanian) comes from Albanian kombëtar, from Albanian komb, from Proto-Indo-European tḱóymos, from Proto-Indo-European tḱey- — to cultivate; to settle; to live.
kombëtarisht (Albanian): nationally; ethnically
Ancestry of “kombëtarisht”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Albanian | kombëtar | national |
| 2 | Albanian | komb | nation, people, community, folk |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | tḱóymos | village, home; settlement, dwelling |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | tḱey- | to cultivate; to settle; to live |