Where does “-shme” come from?

-shme (Albanian) comes from Proto-Albanian -(i)sama, from Proto-Indo-European somHós, from Proto-Indo-European sem- — together, one.

-shme (Albanian): The most common meaning the suffix carries is...

Definitions

  1. The most common meaning the suffix carries is...

Ancestry of “-shme”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Albanian-(i)sama
2Proto-Indo-EuropeansomHóssame, alike
3Proto-Indo-Europeansem-together, one
Every word from Proto-Indo-European sem-Every word from Proto-Indo-European somHósEvery word from Proto-Albanian -(i)sama