Where does “wantā” come from?

wantā (Proto-Albanian) comes from Proto-Indo-European h₂wn̥tós, from Proto-Indo-European h₂wen- — to strike, injure, hurt.

Ancestry of “wantā”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂wn̥tóswounded
2Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂wen-to strike, injure, hurt

Words derived from “wantā”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂wen- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂wn̥tós →
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