Where does “merimangë” come from?

merimangë (Albanian) comes from Albanian merming, from Greek μυρμήγκι, from Byzantine Greek μυρμήγκιν.

merimangë (Albanian): spider

Definitions

  1. spider

Ancestry of “merimangë”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Albanianmerming—
2Greekμυρμήγκιant; an insignificant person; a hard-working,...
3Byzantine Greekμυρμήγκιν—

Words derived from “merimangë”

Every word from Byzantine Greek μυρμήγκιν →Every word from Greek μυρμήγκι →Every word from Albanian merming →
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