Where does “unë” come from?
unë (Albanian) comes from Proto-Albanian wantā, from Proto-Indo-European h₂wn̥tós, from Proto-Indo-European h₂wen- — to strike, injure, hurt.
unë (Albanian): I; potsherd
Ancestry of “unë”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Proto-Albanian | wantā | — |
| 2 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂wn̥tós | wounded |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂wen- | to strike, injure, hurt |