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Where does “алба́нець” come from?

алба́нець (Ukrainian) comes from Ukrainian Алба́нія, 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 “алба́нець”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1UkrainianАлба́нія—
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...

Words derived from “алба́нець”

  • албанський
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