Where does “Frashëri” come from?
Frashëri (Albanian) comes from Albanian frashër, from Latin fraxinus, from Proto-Italic fraksinos, from Proto-Indo-European bʰr̥Hǵ-s-inos, from Proto-Indo-European bʰerHǵos — birch.
Ancestry of “Frashëri”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Albanian | frashër | ash; trees of the genus "Fraxinus" |
| 2 | Latin | fraxinus | an ash tree; an ashen spear or javelin; of ash... |
| 3 | Proto-Italic | fraksinos | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰr̥Hǵ-s-inos | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰerHǵos | birch |