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Where does “lungë” come from?

lungë (Albanian) comes from Proto-Albanian lunkā, from Proto-Indo-European lewḱ-, from Proto-Indo-European lewk- — bright; to shine; to see.

lungë (Albanian): blister, bulge

Definitions

  1. blister, bulge

Ancestry of “lungë”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Albanianlunkā—
2Proto-Indo-Europeanlewḱ-lynx
3Proto-Indo-Europeanlewk-bright; to shine; to see
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