Where does “Albáin” come from?
Albáin (Irish) comes from Irish Alba, from Old Irish Albu, from Proto-Celtic albiyū, from Proto-Indo-European h₂élbʰos — white.
Albáin (Irish): Albania
Ancestry of “Albáin”, step by step
Albáin traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Irish Alba
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Irish | Alba | — |
| 2 | Old Irish | Albu | Britain, Scotland |
| 3 | Proto-Celtic | albiyū | luminous world, upper world, world; high... |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂élbʰos | white |
via Byzantine Greek Ἀλβανία
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Byzantine Greek | Ἀλβανία | — |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | -ῐ́ᾱ | {{l|en|-ia}}; "suffix forming abstract feminine... |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | -íh₂ | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | -h₂ | Creates collective nouns, which refer to groups... |
Words derived from “Albáin”