Where does “gal-ānja” come from?

gal-ānja (Proto-Albanian) comes from Latin jānua, from Latin iānua, from Latin Iānus, from Proto-Indo-European yeh₂- — to go; to go in, enter; to ride, to travel.

Ancestry of “gal-ānja”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinjānua
2Latiniānuaany double-doored entrance (e.g. a domestic door or a gate to a temple or city)
3LatinIānus
4Proto-Indo-Europeanyeh₂-to go; to go in, enter; to ride, to travel

Words derived from “gal-ānja

Every word from Proto-Indo-European yeh₂-Every word from Latin IānusEvery word from Latin iānua