Where does “zanë” come from?

zanë (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,...

zanë (Albanian): mountain fairy, woodnymph; muse of heroes

Definitions

  1. mountain fairy, woodnymph; muse of heroes

Ancestry of “zanë”, step by step

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

Words derived from “zanë”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʰendʰ- →Every word from Proto-Albanian džeina →Every word from Old Albanian zan →
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