Where does “vadhë” come from?
vadhë (Albanian) comes from Byzantine Greek οἴη, from Ancient Greek ὄα, from Proto-Hellenic *oiwa, from Proto-Indo-European *h₁eyHw- — yew.
vadhë (Albanian): sorb apple; rowan, mountain ash
Definitions
- sorb apple; rowan, mountain ash
Ancestry of “vadhë”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Byzantine Greek | οἴη | sorb apple; service tree; feminine... |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | ὄα | the service tree (Sorbus domestica), whose fruit is the sorb apple |
| 3 | Proto-Hellenic | *oiwa | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | *h₁eyHw- | yew |
Words derived from “vadhë”