Where does “Jamarbër” come from?

Jamarbër (Albanian) comes from Albanian jam, from Proto-Albanian esmi, from Proto-Indo-European h₁ésmi, from Proto-Indo-European h₁ēs- — to be.

Ancestry of “Jamarbër”, step by step

Jamarbër traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Albanian jam

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Albanianjamto be
2Proto-AlbanianesmiI am
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁ésmifirst-person singular present indicative of...
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁ēs-to be

via Albanian Arbër

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1AlbanianArbërAlternative letter-case form of arbër; Albanian
2AlbanianarbërAlbanian; indefinite nominative of Arbëri
3Gheg Albanianarbën—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁ēs- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁ésmi →Every word from Proto-Albanian esmi →