Where does “zëvendës” come from?

zëvendës (Albanian) comes 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-, from Proto-Indo-European dwi- — two.

zëvendës (Albanian): deputy, vice

Definitions

  1. deputy, vice

Ancestry of “zëvendës”, step by step

zëvendës traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Albanian vend

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Albanianvendplace; location; land
2Proto-Albanianwen-ta—
3Proto-Albanianwena—
4Albanianvëto put, to place
5Proto-Albanianwidewā—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁widʰéwh₂widow
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁weydʰh₁-to separate, divide
8Proto-Indo-Europeandwi-two; apart, asunder
9Proto-Indo-Europeandwóh₁two

via Albanian zë

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Albanianzëvoice; characteristic sound of something;...
2Old Albanianzan—
3Proto-Albaniandžeina—
4Proto-Indo-Europeangʰendʰ-ulcer, sore, abscess, boil; sore, ulcer, abscess,...

Words derived from “zëvendës”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European dwóh₁ →Every word from Proto-Indo-European dwi- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁weydʰh₁- →