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Where does “Albánec” come from?

Albánec (Czech) comes from Czech Albánie, 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...

Albánec (Czech): Albanian

Definitions

  1. Albanian

Ancestry of “Albánec”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1CzechAlbánie—
2LatinAlbānia—
3Ancient GreekἈλβανία—
4Ancient Greek-ῐ́ᾱ{{l|en|-ia}}; "suffix forming abstract feminine...
5Proto-Indo-European-íh₂—
6Proto-Indo-European-h₂Creates collective nouns, which refer to groups...
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