Where does “wen-ta” come from?
wen-ta (Proto-Albanian) comes from Proto-Albanian wena, from Albanian vë, from Proto-Albanian widewā, from Proto-Indo-European h₁widʰéwh₂, from Proto-Indo-European h₁weydʰh₁-, from Proto-Indo-European dwi-, from Proto-Indo-European dwóh₁ — two.
Ancestry of “wen-ta”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Proto-Albanian | wena | — |
| 2 | Albanian | vë | to put, to place |
| 3 | Proto-Albanian | widewā | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁widʰéwh₂ | widow |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁weydʰh₁- | to separate, divide |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | dwi- | two; apart, asunder |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | dwóh₁ | two |