Where does “vangë” come from?
vangë (Albanian) comes from Proto-Albanian wang-, from Proto-Indo-European wen(H)g- — to be bent, curved.
vangë (Albanian): wheel, felloe
Ancestry of “vangë”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Proto-Albanian | wang- | — |
| 2 | Proto-Indo-European | wen(H)g- | to be bent, curved |