Where does “vë” come from?

vë (Albanian) comes from Proto-Albanian widewā, from Proto-Indo-European h₁widʰéwh₂, from Proto-Indo-European h₁weydʰh₁-, from Proto-Indo-European dwi-, from Proto-Indo-European dwóh₁ — two.

vë (Albanian): to put, to place

Definitions

  1. to put, to place

Ancestry of “vë”, step by step

vë traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Proto-Albanian widewā

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Albanianwidewā—
2Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁widʰéwh₂widow
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁weydʰh₁-to separate, divide
4Proto-Indo-Europeandwi-two; apart, asunder
5Proto-Indo-Europeandwóh₁two

via Old Tosk vae

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Toskvae—
2Old Albanianvoe—
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂ōwyómegg
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂éwisbird

via Proto-Albanian awena

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Albanianawena—

Words derived from “vë”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European dwóh₁ →Every word from Proto-Indo-European dwi- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁weydʰh₁- →