Where does “vē” come from?
vē (Albanian) comes from Albanian vejë, from Proto-Albanian widewā, from Proto-Indo-European h₁widʰéwh₂, from Proto-Indo-European h₁weydʰh₁-, from Proto-Indo-European dwi-, from Proto-Indo-European dwóh₁ — two.
Ancestry of “vē”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Albanian | vejë | — |
| 2 | Proto-Albanian | widewā | — |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁widʰéwh₂ | widow |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁weydʰh₁- | to separate, divide |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | dwi- | two; apart, asunder |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | dwóh₁ | two |