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Where does “Albani” come from?

Albani (Latin) comes from Tagalog Albanya, from Spanish Albania, from Medieval Latin Albania, 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...

Albani (Latin): nominative plural of Albānus; genitive singular...

Definitions

  1. nominative plural of Albānus; genitive singular...

Ancestry of “Albani”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1TagalogAlbanya—
2SpanishAlbaniaAlbania
3Medieval LatinAlbaniaScotland
4Ancient GreekἈλβανία—
5Ancient Greek-ῐ́ᾱ{{l|en|-ia}}; "suffix forming abstract feminine...
6Proto-Indo-European-íh₂—
7Proto-Indo-European-h₂Creates collective nouns, which refer to groups...
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