Similarities between Romanian and Albanian?

[AlbertEM]

Very good video on similarities between our languages

[AlbertEM]

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[Seya]

i published this already a while ago

[AlbertEM]

i published this already a while ago

oh, well what do you think

[Seya]

oh, well what do you think

i think albanian is unique...but the closest connection albanians has with another language is with the romanian

[MellowD]

i think albanian is unique...but the closest connection albanians has with another language is with the romanian

I understand albanian as much as I understand hungarian.

[Carpatz]

I understand albanian as much as I understand hungarian.

We have about as many words in common with both languages

[Dacul]

Let me give you a nice similarity:
Barză - comes from Albanian white, which Bardh.
Barză - stork. Because is white.
Dh in Albanian is pronounced as Romanian z.
For English speakers Romanian Z and Albanian Dh are pronounced as the th from the.
Another similarity:
Romanian cămașă (English shirt or more exactly chemise) - Albanian këmishë
ă from Romanian is similar to ë from Albanian and for English speakers, are pronounced as schwa from English.
sh from Albanian is similar to ș from Romanian and are pronounced as the sh from sharp.
So cămașă in Romanian and cămișă in Albanian .
Supposed to come both from Latin but somehow become almost identical - not plausible if you ask me.
Another weird cognate between Romanian, Albanian and Old French:
Raven in Romanian - corb
Raven in Albanian - corb
Raven in Old French - corb
All come from Latin corvus but somehow are identical. Not plausible again, if you ask me.
Will give more words later.

[ixulescu]

Most cognates of Romanian and Albanian have Latin origin.
Some have Turkish/Persian origin, in particular those referring to Middle Eastern domestic products popular in the Balkans, like cearceaf, papuci etc.

[Mens-Sarda]

Another similarity:
Romanian cămașă (English shirt or more exactly chemise) - Albanian këmishë
ă from Romanian is similar to ë from Albanian and for English speakers, are pronounced as schwa from English.
sh from Albanian is similar to ș from Romanian and are pronounced as the sh from sharp.
So cămașă in Romanian and cămișă in Albanian .
Supposed to come both from Latin but somehow become almost identical - not plausible if you ask me.
Another weird cognate between Romanian, Albanian and Old French:
Raven in Romanian - corb
Raven in Albanian - corb
Raven in Old French - corb
All come from Latin corvus but somehow are identical. Not plausible again, if you ask me.

It's convergent evolution

Example :

Romanian - Sardinian

limbă - limba = language, tongue (in northern Sardinian)
apa - abba = water (in northern Sardinian)
cămașă - camisa, camisia, camija
corb - corbu (central Sardinian) - compare also the English "crow" with southern Sardinian "crobu or crou"
cucuveaua - cuccumiáu = owlet
cal - caddu = horse - Both are the contraction of vulgar Latin "Caballus" -> Caballu -> Ca(ba)llu -> Cal / Caddu
pisică - pisittu = cat (southern Sardinian)
şoarece - sorighe = mouse
şemineu - tziminéa = fireplace - compare with the English "chimney"
canapea - canapé = sofa

etc.etc.