Where does “sëmundur” come from?
sëmundur (Albanian) comes from Albanian mund, from Proto-Albanian magti-on, from Proto-Indo-European mag — be able, have power.
sëmundur (Albanian): sick
Ancestry of “sëmundur”, step by step
sëmundur traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Albanian mund
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Albanian | mund | agony, toil, great effort; arduous and hard work;... |
| 2 | Proto-Albanian | magti-on | — |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | mag | be able, have power |
via Albanian se
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Albanian | se | that, as, when |
| 2 | Proto-Albanian | tśe(i) | — |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | kʷe- | and |
Words derived from “sëmundur”