Where does “Shurdhaj” come from?
Shurdhaj (Albanian) comes from Albanian shurdh, from Latin surdus, from Proto-Indo-European swēr- — heavy.
Ancestry of “Shurdhaj”, step by step
Shurdhaj traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Albanian shurdh
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Albanian | shurdh | deaf |
| 2 | Latin | surdus | deaf; inattentive, unresponsive; silent,... |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | swēr- | heavy |
via Albanian aj
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Albanian | aj | — |