Where does “Албания” come from?

Албания (Tajik) comes from Russian Алба́ния, 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 “Албания”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1RussianАлба́ния
2LatinAlbāniaCaucasian Albania
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...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -h₂Every word from Ancient Greek -ῐ́ᾱEvery word from Ancient Greek Ἀλβανία
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