Where does “vadhëz” come from?
vadhëz (Albanian) comes from Albanian vadhë, from Byzantine Greek οἴη, from Ancient Greek ὄα, from Proto-Hellenic *oiwa, from Proto-Indo-European *h₁eyHw-.
vadhëz (Albanian): rowan, mountain ash; rowan berry
Definitions
- rowan, mountain ash; rowan berry
Ancestry of “vadhëz”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Albanian | vadhë | sorb apple; rowan, mountain ash |
| 2 | Byzantine Greek | οἴη | sorb apple; service tree; feminine... |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | ὄα | The service tree , whose fruit is the ὄον |
| 4 | Proto-Hellenic | *oiwa | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | *h₁eyHw- | — |