Where does “çakër” come from?
çakër (Albanian) comes from Albanian çakëz, from Albanian çak, from Albanian çark, from Albanian thark, from Proto-Albanian tsarka, from Proto-Indo-European ḱorH-ko-, from Proto-Indo-European ḱer-, from Proto-Indo-European kr̥- — army.
Ancestry of “çakër”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Albanian | çakëz | cowbell |
| 2 | Albanian | çak | limit, edge, border |
| 3 | Albanian | çark | trap, snare; reel, drivewheel, potter's wheel;... |
| 4 | Albanian | thark | pen or enclosure for pigs or cattle; weaning pen... |
| 5 | Proto-Albanian | tsarka | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱorH-ko- | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱer- | to grow, to make grow, to nourish; to plait,... |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | kr̥- | to turn, to bend |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | ker- | army |