Where does “tenjë” come from?
tenjë (Albanian) comes from Latin Tinea, from Proto-Indo-European teh₂w- — to melt.
tenjë (Albanian): moth
Ancestry of “tenjë”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Latin | Tinea | — |
| 2 | Proto-Indo-European | teh₂w- | to melt |