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Where does “vang” come from?

vang (Albanian) comes from Proto-Albanian uang-, from Proto-Indo-European wen(H)g- — to be bent, curved.

vang (Albanian): rim, felloe

Definitions

  1. rim, felloe

Ancestry of “vang”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Albanianuang-—
2Proto-Indo-Europeanwen(H)g-to be bent, curved

Words derived from “vang”

  • vath
  • vëngëroj
  • vëth
  • vëngër
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