Where does “fuqishëm” come from?

fuqishëm (Albanian) comes from Albanian -shëm, from Proto-Albanian -(i)sama, from Proto-Indo-European somHós, from Proto-Indo-European sem- — together, one.

fuqishëm (Albanian): powerful, mighty, strong; vigorous

Definitions

  1. powerful, mighty, strong; vigorous

Ancestry of “fuqishëm”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Albanian-shëmThe most common meaning the suffix carries is...
2Proto-Albanian-(i)sama—
3Proto-Indo-EuropeansomHóssame, alike
4Proto-Indo-Europeansem-together, one
Every word from Proto-Indo-European sem- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European somHós →Every word from Albanian -shëm →