Where does “albanès” come from?

albanès (Catalan) comes from Catalan Albània, from Latin Albānia, from Ancient Greek Ἀλβανία, from Ancient Greek -ῐ́ᾱ, from Proto-Indo-European -íh₂, from Proto-Indo-European -h₂ — Creates collective nouns, which refer to groups...

albanès (Catalan): Albanian

Definitions

Albanian

Ancestry of “albanès”, step by step

albanès traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Catalan Albània

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Catalan	Albània	Albania
2	Latin	Albānia	Caucasian Albania
3	Ancient Greek	Ἀλβανία	—
4	Ancient Greek	-ῐ́ᾱ	{{l\|en\|-ia}}; "suffix forming abstract feminine...
5	Proto-Indo-European	-íh₂	—
6	Proto-Indo-European	-h₂	Creates collective nouns, which refer to groups...

via Catalan és

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Catalan	és	himself, herself, itself (direct or indirect object)
2	Latin	est	third-person singular present active indicative...
3	Proto-Indo-European	h₁ésti	to be
4	Proto-Indo-European	h₁es-	to be

Words derived from “albanès”

italoalbanès

Every word from Proto-Indo-European -h₂ →Every word from Ancient Greek -ῐ́ᾱ →Every word from Ancient Greek Ἀλβανία →