Where does “mbëledh” come from?
mbëledh (Albanian) comes from Albanian ënbëljedh, from Proto-Albanian ambiledza, from Proto-Albanian ambi, from Proto-Indo-European h₂m̥bʰi, from Proto-Indo-European h₂n̥tbʰi, from Proto-Indo-European h₂énts, from Proto-Indo-European h₂ent-, from Proto-Indo-European h₂en- — on, onto.
Ancestry of “mbëledh”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Albanian | ënbëljedh | — |
| 2 | Proto-Albanian | ambiledza | — |
| 3 | Proto-Albanian | ambi | on, over |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂m̥bʰi | around, on either side of, about; in exchange... |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂n̥tbʰi | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂énts | forehead; front |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂ent- | face; forehead; front |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂en- | on, onto |