Where does “tangallë” come from?

tangallë (Albanian) comes from Proto-Albanian tangā, from Proto-Indo-European tengʰ-, from Proto-Indo-European ten- — to stretch, to extend.

tangallë (Albanian): big forest

Definitions

  1. big forest

Ancestry of “tangallë”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Albaniantangāthick forest
2Proto-Indo-Europeantengʰ-to pull; to be heavy, difficult
3Proto-Indo-Europeanten-to stretch, to extend
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ten- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European tengʰ- →Every word from Proto-Albanian tangā →