Where does “tangā” come from?
tangā (Proto-Albanian) comes from Proto-Indo-European tengʰ-, from Proto-Indo-European ten- — to stretch, to extend.
tangā (Proto-Albanian): thick forest
Ancestry of “tangā”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Proto-Indo-European | tengʰ- | to pull; to be heavy, difficult |
| 2 | Proto-Indo-European | ten- | to stretch, to extend |
Words derived from “tangā”