Where does “fryfq” come from?

fryfq (Albanian) comes from Albanian fryhem, from Albanian fryj, from Proto-Albanian pnewa, from Proto-Indo-European pnew- — to pant, breathe.

fryfq (Albanian): bragger

Definitions

  1. bragger

Ancestry of “fryfq”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1AlbanianfryhemI swell, inflate, bloat; I am proud; I brag,...
2Albanianfryjto breathe (out); exhale; blow (towards something)
3Proto-Albanianpnewa—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanpnew-to pant, breathe
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pnew- →Every word from Proto-Albanian pnewa →Every word from Albanian fryj →