Where does “xbunjë” come from?

xbunjë (Albanian) comes from Albanian xbut, from Albanian butë, from Proto-Albanian bukta-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰeugʰ- — to bend, bow; to take away, deliver.

xbunjë (Albanian): fluff from spinning

Definitions

  1. fluff from spinning

Ancestry of “xbunjë”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Albanianxbut—
2Albanianbutësoft, gentle, mild
3Proto-Albanianbukta-—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰeugʰ-to bend, bow; to take away, deliver
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰeugʰ- →Every word from Proto-Albanian bukta- →Every word from Albanian butë →