Where does “Albania” come from?

Albania (Malay) comes from English 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...

Albania (Malay): Albanian

Definitions

  1. Albanian

Ancestry of “Albania”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishAlbaniaCaucasian Albania
2Medieval LatinAlbaniaScotland
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...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -h₂ →Every word from Ancient Greek -ῐ́ᾱ →Every word from Ancient Greek Ἀλβανία →