Where does “sëmunë” come from?

sëmunë (Albanian) comes from Albanian sëmundur, from Albanian mund, from Proto-Albanian magti-on, from Proto-Indo-European mag — be able, have power.

sëmunë (Albanian): sick

Definitions

  1. sick

Ancestry of “sëmunë”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Albaniansëmundursick
2Albanianmundagony, toil, great effort; arduous and hard work;...
3Proto-Albanianmagti-on—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanmagbe able, have power
Every word from Proto-Indo-European mag →Every word from Proto-Albanian magti-on →Every word from Albanian mund →
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