Etymology

Dardania

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Today it means: A region inhabited by the Dardani in classical antiquity. Full definition →

Latin Dardania ← Proto-Albanian *dardā
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  1. Proto-Albanian · derived from*dardā“pear”
  2. Latin · borrowed fromDardania
  3. English todayDardania

Borrowed from Latin Dardania, from Dardanus (“Dardanian”) + -ia, the first element deriving from Proto-Albanian *dardā (“pear”) (whence modern Albanian dardhë), deverbative of *darda (“to spill, pour”) (whence modern derdh).

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