Where does “cakërri” come from?

cakërri (Albanian) comes from Albanian cakërr, from Albanian thak, from Proto-Albanian tsaka.

cakërri (Albanian): sleet, rain mixed with snow and ice

Definitions

  1. sleet, rain mixed with snow and ice

Ancestry of “cakërri”, step by step

cakërri traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Albanian cakërr

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Albaniancakërrpointy, upright, erect
2Albanianthaktuft, tassel; awn, beard; stamen
3Proto-Albaniantsaka—

via Albanian i

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Albanianimasculine singular preposition; of; masculine...
2Albanianillstar
Every word from Proto-Albanian tsaka →Every word from Albanian thak →Every word from Albanian cakërr →