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Where does “modhë” come from?

modhë (Albanian) comes from Proto-Albanian mādzā, from Proto-Bantu màjíjɪ̀ — water.

modhë (Albanian): brome; ryegrass; vetchling, vetch

Definitions

  1. brome; ryegrass; vetchling, vetch

Ancestry of “modhë”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Albanianmādzā—
2Proto-Bantumàjíjɪ̀water
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