Where does “furtunë” come from?

furtunë (Albanian) comes from Latin fortūna, from Latin fōrs, from Proto-Italic fortis, from Proto-Indo-European bʰértis, from Proto-Indo-European bʰer- — to bear, carry.

furtunë (Albanian): storm

Definitions

  1. storm

Ancestry of “furtunë”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinfortūna—
2Latinfōrsluck, chance
3Proto-Italicfortisluck, chance
4Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰértisthe act of carrying, bearing
5Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰer-to bear, carry
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰer- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰértis →Every word from Proto-Italic fortis →