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Where does “visar” come from?

visar (Albanian) comes from Albanian vistār, from Byzantine Greek βιστάριον, from Latin vestarion, from Latin vestis, from Latin līnea, from Latin līnum, from Proto-Italic līnom, from Proto-Indo-European līnom — flax.

visar (Albanian): treasure

Definitions

  1. treasure

Ancestry of “visar”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Albanianvistār—
2Byzantine Greekβιστάριον—
3Latinvestarionperson who oversees garments
4Latinvestisgarment, gown, robe, vestment, clothing, vesture;...
5Latinlīnea—
6Latinlīnum—
7Proto-Italiclīnom—
8Proto-Indo-Europeanlīnomflax
Every word from Proto-Indo-European līnom →