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Where does “Albania” come from?

Albania (Spanish) comes from Medieval Latin Albania, 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...

Albania (Spanish): Albania

Definitions

  1. Albania

Ancestry of “Albania”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Medieval LatinAlbaniaScotland
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...

Words derived from “Albania”

  • Albanya
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