Where does “Albania” come from?

Albania (Polish) comes from Byzantine 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 “Albania”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Byzantine 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...

Words derived from “Albania

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