Where does “zënkë” come from?

zënkë (Albanian) comes from Albanian zë, from Old Albanian zan, from Proto-Albanian džeina, from Proto-Indo-European gʰendʰ- — ulcer, sore, abscess, boil; sore, ulcer, abscess,...

zënkë (Albanian): quarrel, fight

Definitions

  1. quarrel, fight

Ancestry of “zënkë”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Albanianzëvoice; characteristic sound of something;...
2Old Albanianzan—
3Proto-Albaniandžeina—
4Proto-Indo-Europeangʰendʰ-ulcer, sore, abscess, boil; sore, ulcer, abscess,...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʰendʰ- →Every word from Proto-Albanian džeina →Every word from Old Albanian zan →