Etymograph

English

Shëngjin

Shëngjin comes from Albanian Shëngjin.

  1. AlbanianmodernShëngjin
  2. Englishtodaysame form

attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed

Lineage

  1. AlbanianmodernShëngjin
  2. Englishtodaysame form

A compound of shën ‘saint’ + Gjin

Proto-Indo-European *nebʰ- ‘to become damp, cloudy’

Proto-Indo-European *n̥bʰrós ‘rain-cloud, rain, cloud’

Ancient Greek ᾰ̓φρός ‘sea foam’

Ancient Greek Ἀφροδίτη ‘Aphroditē’

Albanian Gjin

Every English word from Albanian Shëngjin

Today it means

name A coastal town in northwestern Albania that is a growing tourist destination due to its beaches and resort accommodations, located 5-6 km northwest of the city of Lezhë by the Adriatic Sea below a mountain side; the town was the site of the ancient harbour of Nymphaeum and is now home to one of Albania's ports of entry; it is the seat of its eponymous municipal unit.

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