Where does “bukurshkrim” come from?

bukurshkrim (Albanian) comes from Albanian bukur, from Proto-Albanian bukura, from Proto-Albanian buk-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰoHu- — to grow, swell.

bukurshkrim (Albanian): calligraphy; penmanship

Definitions

  1. calligraphy; penmanship

Ancestry of “bukurshkrim”, step by step

bukurshkrim traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Albanian bukur

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Albanianbukurbeautiful; nice
2Proto-Albanianbukurabeautiful
3Proto-Albanianbuk-lush, lusty
4Proto-Indo-EuropeanbʰoHu-to grow, swell

via Albanian shkrim

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Albanianshkrimwriting
2AlbanianshkruajI write; I express; I compose, draw, draw up,...
3Albanianshkruon—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰoHu- →Every word from Proto-Albanian buk- →Every word from Proto-Albanian bukura →