Where does “Albania” come from?

Albania (Medieval Latin) comes 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 (Medieval Latin): Scotland

Definitions

  1. Scotland

Ancestry of “Albania”, step by step

Albania traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Ancient Greek Ἀλβανία

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

via Vulgar Latin Albanus

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vulgar LatinAlbanus
2Ancient GreekἈλβανοίa southern Illyrian tribe

via Byzantine Greek Ἀλβανία

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Byzantine GreekἈλβανία

Words derived from “Albania

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