Where does “Алба́ния” come from?

Алба́ния (Russian) comes from Latin Albānia, from Ancient 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 “Алба́ния”, step by step

Алба́ния traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Latin Albānia

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatinAlbāniaCaucasian Albania
2Ancient GreekἈλβανία—
3Ancient Greek-ῐ́ᾱ{{l|en|-ia}}; "suffix forming abstract feminine...
4Proto-Indo-European-íh₂—
5Proto-Indo-European-h₂Creates collective nouns, which refer to groups...

via Medieval Latin Albania

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Medieval LatinAlbaniaScotland
2Vulgar LatinAlbanus—
3Ancient GreekἈλβανοίa southern Illyrian tribe

Words derived from “Алба́ния”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European -h₂ →Every word from Ancient Greek -ῐ́ᾱ →Every word from Ancient Greek Ἀλβανία →