Where does “vetëvendos” come from?
vetëvendos (Albanian) comes from Albanian vendos, from Albanian vend, from Proto-Albanian wen-ta, from Proto-Albanian wena, from Albanian vë, from Proto-Albanian widewā, from Proto-Indo-European h₁widʰéwh₂, from Proto-Indo-European h₁weydʰh₁- — two.
vetëvendos (Albanian): to self-determinate
Definitions
- to self-determinate
Ancestry of “vetëvendos”, step by step
vetëvendos traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Albanian vendos
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Albanian | vendos | to decide; to place |
| 2 | Albanian | vend | place; location; land |
| 3 | Proto-Albanian | wen-ta | — |
| 4 | Proto-Albanian | wena | — |
| 5 | Albanian | vë | to put, to place |
| 6 | Proto-Albanian | widewā | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁widʰéwh₂ | widow |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁weydʰh₁- | to separate, divide |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | dwi- | two; apart, asunder |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | dwóh₁ | two |