Where does “Luftar” come from?

Luftar (Albanian) comes from Albanian luftë, from Vulgar Latin lucta, from Latin luctor, from Proto-Indo-European lewǵ- — to break, tear; to break, shatter.

Ancestry of “Luftar”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Albanianluftëwar, fight
2Vulgar Latinluctaa wrestling, wrestling match; struggle, fight
3LatinluctorI struggle, wrestle, fight
4Proto-Indo-Europeanlewǵ-to break, tear; to break, shatter
Every word from Proto-Indo-European lewǵ- →Every word from Latin luctor →Every word from Vulgar Latin lucta →