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Where does “Albannie” come from?

Albannie (Norman) comes from Old French Albanie, from Latin Albānia, 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...

Ancestry of “Albannie”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old FrenchAlbanieAlbania
2LatinAlbānia—
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...
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