Where does “njëvendësh” come from?

njëvendësh (Albanian) comes from Albanian vend, from Proto-Albanian wen-ta, from Proto-Albanian wena, from Albanian vë, from Proto-Albanian widewā, from Proto-Indo-European h₁widʰéwh₂, from Proto-Indo-European h₁weydʰh₁-, from Proto-Indo-European dwi- — two.

njëvendësh (Albanian): having space for one person to sit

Definitions

  1. having space for one person to sit

Ancestry of “njëvendësh”, step by step

njëvendësh traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Albanian vend

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Albanianvendplace; location; land
2Proto-Albanianwen-ta
3Proto-Albanianwena
4Albanianto put, to place
5Proto-Albanianwidewā
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁widʰéwh₂widow
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁weydʰh₁-to separate, divide
8Proto-Indo-Europeandwi-two; apart, asunder
9Proto-Indo-Europeandwóh₁two

via Albanian një

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Albaniannjëone; a
2Albanianherëtime; an instant of time, instance; multiplied...
3Latinhōrahour
4Ancient Greekὥραany defined period of time; season; climate
5Proto-Hellenic*worā
6Proto-Indo-Europeanwēr-true
7Proto-Indo-Europeanwer-to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dwóh₁Every word from Proto-Indo-European dwi-Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁weydʰh₁-