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

Albani traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Tagalog Albanya

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...

via English Albania

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishAlbaniaCaucasian Albania

via French Albanie

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FrenchAlbanie
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -h₂Every word from Ancient Greek -ῐ́ᾱEvery word from Ancient Greek Ἀλβανία
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