cătun

Etymology
Substratum word, akin to (northern/Gheg variant ), or possibly derived from it. Probably of native Balkanic, possibly Illyrian origin, and ultimately Indo-European but it is a much-disputed word with numerous and varied attempted etymologies. It is also found in many Balkan Slavic languages, such as 🇨🇬, traditionally associated with Vlachs, 🇨🇬,, etc.

Noun

 * 1) hamlet
 * 2) small village, parish