Where does “va” come from?
va (Albanian) comes from Latin vadum, from Proto-Italic waðom, from Proto-Indo-European wadʰom.
va (Albanian): ford; forest passageway; way out
Definitions
- ford; forest passageway; way out
Ancestry of “va”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Latin | vadum | A shallow, ford, shoal; A body of water; sea,... |
| 2 | Proto-Italic | waðom | ford, shallow water |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | wadʰom | — |