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Where does “bie” come from?

bie (Albanian) comes from Albanian bjej, from Proto-Albanian bera, from Proto-Indo-European bʰerH- — to pierce; to strike; brown.

bie (Albanian): I fall; I tumble, flop; I beat, punch

Definitions

  1. I fall; I tumble, flop; I beat, punch

Ancestry of “bie”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Albanianbjej—
2Proto-Albanianberato fall
3Proto-Indo-EuropeanbʰerH-to pierce; to strike; brown

Words derived from “bie”

  • shpi
  • shpurë
  • shpejt
  • ra
  • shpejtësi
  • shpjertë
  • rast
  • rashë
  • ratë
  • shpurrit
  • përshpejtoj
  • shpie
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