Where does “bashkëpunoj” come from?

bashkëpunoj (Albanian) comes from Albanian punoj, from Albanian punë, from Albanian pojë, from Proto-Indo-European h₃ep- — to work, toil, make; ability, force.

bashkëpunoj (Albanian): I cooperate; I collaborate

Definitions

  1. I cooperate; I collaborate

Ancestry of “bashkëpunoj”, step by step

bashkëpunoj traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Albanian punoj

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1AlbanianpunojI work
2Albanianpunëwork; labour; job
3Albanianpojëstrong wind
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃ep-to work, toil, make; ability, force

via Albanian bashkë

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Albanianbashkëtogether; simultaneously
2Proto-Albanianbaśkā—
3Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰedh-skobundle, heap
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃ep- →Every word from Albanian pojë →Every word from Albanian punë →