vonë

Albanian

Etymology

From Proto-Albanian *wānti, a participle in *-nti, 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

vonë

1. late

Derived terms

• vonoj
• vonuar