Where does “lafatë” come from?
lafatë (Albanian) comes from Albanian lajthatë, from Albanian lajthi, from Albanian lakthi, from Albanian lakth, from Albanian -th, from Proto-Indo-European -ts, from Proto-Indo-European -ḱos — -y, -ic.
lafatë (Albanian): Judas-tree
Ancestry of “lafatë”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Albanian | lajthatë | Judas tree |
| 2 | Albanian | lajthi | hazel; hazelnut |
| 3 | Albanian | lakthi | — |
| 4 | Albanian | lakth | one of the loops in a net; mesh |
| 5 | Albanian | -th | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | -ts | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -ḱos | -y, -ic |