Reconstruction:Proto-Albanian/Tūrsanā

This Proto-Albanian entry contains reconstructed terms and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence.

Proto-Albanian

Etymology

Either reflecting or possibly from Doric Greek Τυρσανοί (Tursanoí)/Τυρσανοί (Tursanoí), an epithet used to denote the inhabitants of the Tyrrhenian Sea (cf. Latin Mare Tyrrhēnum).

Proper noun

*Tūrsanā

  1. Tirana (the capital and largest city of Albania)

Descendants

  • Albanian: Tiranë
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