Where does “vëngër” come from?
vëngër (Albanian) comes from Albanian vang, from Proto-Albanian uang-, from Proto-Indo-European wen(H)g- — to be bent, curved.
vëngër (Albanian): cross-eyed
Ancestry of “vëngër”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Albanian | vang | rim, felloe |
| 2 | Proto-Albanian | uang- | — |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | wen(H)g- | to be bent, curved |