Where does “shënëndre” come from?

shënëndre (Albanian) comes from Albanian Ndre, from Ancient Greek Ἀνδρέας, from Ancient Greek ἀνήρ, from Proto-Hellenic *anḗr — man.

shënëndre (Albanian): December

Definitions

  1. December

Ancestry of “shënëndre”, step by step

shënëndre traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Albanian Ndre

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1AlbanianNdre
2Ancient GreekἈνδρέας
3Ancient Greekἀνήρman; husband; human being, as opposed to a god
4Proto-Hellenic*anḗrman

via Albanian shën

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Albanianshënsaint
Every word from Proto-Hellenic *anḗrEvery word from Ancient Greek ἀνήρEvery word from Ancient Greek Ἀνδρέας