vonë

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Albanian

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Etymology

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From Proto-Albanian *wānti, a participle in *-nti,[1] or from *wānā, reflecting Proto-Indo-European *h₁weh₂- (to lack, be empty; to strive, to wish for, to love). Compare Ancient Greek εὖνις (eûnis, stolen; looted, lack, be short of), Armenian ունայն (unayn, empty, bare, lacking), Latin vanus (bare, lacking, empty, void, vacant), Old Norse vanr (lacking).

Adverb

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vonë

  1. late

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References

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  1. ^ Orel, Vladimir E. (1998) “vonë”, in Albanian Etymological Dictionary, Leiden, Boston, Köln: Brill, →ISBN, page 514