Where does “lëvdatë” come from?

lëvdatë (Albanian) comes from Albanian lavdë, from Latin Laus, from Ancient Greek Λαός, from Proto-Hellenic lāwós, from Proto-Indo-European leh₂wos, from Proto-Indo-European leh₂- — to bark, howl; to be concealed.

lëvdatë (Albanian): praise, eulogy

Definitions

  1. praise, eulogy

Ancestry of “lëvdatë”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Albanianlavdëpraise, eulogy
2LatinLauspraise, glory, repute
3Ancient GreekΛαόςpeople; people assembled
4Proto-Helleniclāwóspeople, crowd
5Proto-Indo-Europeanleh₂wospeople
6Proto-Indo-Europeanleh₂-to bark, howl; to be concealed
Every word from Proto-Indo-European leh₂- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European leh₂wos →Every word from Proto-Hellenic lāwós →