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Where does “Albanya” come from?

Albanya (Tagalog) comes from Spanish Albania, 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...

Ancestry of “Albanya”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1SpanishAlbaniaAlbania
2Medieval LatinAlbaniaScotland
3Ancient GreekἈλβανία—
4Ancient Greek-ῐ́ᾱ{{l|en|-ia}}; "suffix forming abstract feminine...
5Proto-Indo-European-íh₂—
6Proto-Indo-European-h₂Creates collective nouns, which refer to groups...
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