Where does “mëmëdhe” come from?

mëmëdhe (Albanian) comes from Albanian dhe, from Proto-Albanian dzō, from Proto-Indo-European dʰéǵʰōm, from Proto-Indo-European -ōm, from Proto-Indo-European -mi.

mëmëdhe (Albanian): homeland; motherland

Definitions

  1. homeland; motherland

Ancestry of “mëmëdhe”, step by step

mëmëdhe traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Albanian dhe

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Albaniandheand; also; earth, land
2Proto-Albaniandzōearth
3Proto-Indo-Europeandʰéǵʰōmearth
4Proto-Indo-European-ōmemphatic suffix or postpositive particle
5Proto-Indo-European-mi—

via Albanian mëmë

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Albanianmëmëmother
2Proto-Albanianma(m)mā—
3Proto-Indo-Europeanmā̆(m)mā—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -mi →Every word from Proto-Indo-European -ōm →Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰéǵʰōm →