Where does “vreshtari” come from?
vreshtari (Albanian) comes from Albanian vreshtar, from Albanian vresht, from Proto-Albanian *wáinesta, from Hawaiian waina, from English Wine, from Middle English wyn, from Old English wīn, from Proto-West Germanic wīn — to twist, wind, weave, plait; to wrap, enclose,...
vreshtari (Albanian): viticulture
Definitions
- viticulture
Ancestry of “vreshtari”, step by step
vreshtari traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Albanian vreshtar
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Albanian | vreshtar | viticulturist; winegrower |
| 2 | Albanian | vresht | vineyard |
| 3 | Proto-Albanian | *wáinesta | — |
| 4 | Hawaiian | waina | wine |
| 5 | English | Wine | A free and open-source compatibility layer that aims to allow computer programs developed for Microsoft Windows to run on Unix-like operating systems |
| 6 | Middle English | wyn | wine; Alternative form of wynne; Alternative form... |
| 7 | Old English | wīn | wine, vine |
| 8 | Proto-West Germanic | wīn | wine |
| 9 | Proto-Germanic | wīną | wine |
| 10 | Latin | vīnum | wine |
| 11 | Proto-Italic | wīnom | wine |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | wóyh₁nom | wine; vine, wine |
| 13 | Proto-Indo-European | weh₁y- | to twist, wind, weave, plait; to wrap, enclose,... |