Where does “kundërvë” come from?

kundërvë (Albanian) comes from Albanian vë, from Proto-Albanian widewā, from Proto-Indo-European h₁widʰéwh₂, from Proto-Indo-European h₁weydʰh₁-, from Proto-Indo-European dwi-, from Proto-Indo-European dwóh₁ — two.

kundërvë (Albanian): to counterpose, compare, contrast

Definitions

  1. to counterpose, compare, contrast

Ancestry of “kundërvë”, step by step

kundërvë traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Albanian

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Albanianto put, to place
2Proto-Albanianwidewā
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁widʰéwh₂widow
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁weydʰh₁-to separate, divide
5Proto-Indo-Europeandwi-two; apart, asunder
6Proto-Indo-Europeandwóh₁two

via Albanian kundër

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Albaniankundëropposite; against; opposing
2Latincontrāagainst
3Latinubīwhere? in what place?, in which place?
4Latincubī
5Proto-Italic*kʷuðeiwhere
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dwóh₁Every word from Proto-Indo-European dwi-Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁weydʰh₁-