Where does “mesnatë” come from?

mesnatë (Albanian) comes from Albanian mes, from Proto-Albanian meTi, from Proto-Indo-European me-t/dhi, from Proto-Indo-European medʰyo- — between; middle.

mesnatë (Albanian): midnight

Definitions

  1. midnight

Ancestry of “mesnatë”, step by step

mesnatë traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Albanian mes

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Albanianmesmiddle
2Proto-AlbanianmeTi—
3Proto-Indo-Europeanme-t/dhiwith, middle
4Proto-Indo-Europeanmedʰyo-between; middle

via Albanian natë

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Albaniannatënight
2Proto-Albaniannaktānight
3Proto-Indo-Europeannókʷtsnight
4Proto-Indo-Europeannegʷ-bare, naked
Every word from Proto-Indo-European medʰyo- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European me-t/dhi →Every word from Proto-Albanian meTi →