Where does “mërgatë” come from?

mërgatë (Albanian) comes from Albanian atë, from Proto-Albanian at(t)-, from Proto-Indo-European átta — father.

mërgatë (Albanian): diaspora

Definitions

  1. diaspora

Ancestry of “mërgatë”, step by step

mërgatë traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Albanian atë

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Albanianatëfather; it, that, him, her
2Proto-Albanianat(t)-—
3Proto-Indo-Europeanáttafather

via Albanian mërgoj

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1AlbanianmërgojI emigrate, move away
2Latinmigrāre—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European átta →Every word from Proto-Albanian at(t)- →Every word from Albanian atë →