Where does “nëntësh” come from?

nëntësh (Albanian) comes from Albanian nëntë, from Proto-Albanian neunti-, from Proto-Indo-European h₁néwn̥ — nine.

nëntësh (Albanian): nine men's morris

Definitions

  1. nine men's morris

Ancestry of “nëntësh”, step by step

nëntësh traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Albanian nëntë

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Albaniannëntënine
2Proto-Albanianneunti-nine
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁néwn̥nine

via Albanian sh

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Albanianshdis
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁néwn̥ →Every word from Proto-Albanian neunti- →Every word from Albanian nëntë →