Where does “fushamirë” come from?

fushamirë (Albanian) comes from Albanian fushë, from Latin fossa, from Latin fodiō, from Proto-Indo-European bʰod- — to pierce, dig.

fushamirë (Albanian): cattle or sheep shepherd

Definitions

  1. cattle or sheep shepherd

Ancestry of “fushamirë”, step by step

fushamirë traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Albanian fushë

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Albanianfushëfield; plain, flatland; area of activity or...
2Latinfossaditch, trench, moat; gutter, waterway; grave
3Latinfodiōto dig, dig up, dig out; to bury; to dig or clear out the earth from a place; to mine, quarry
4Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰod-to pierce, dig

via Albanian mirë

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Albanianmirëgood; well
2Proto-Indo-Europeanmeih₁-ropeace
3Proto-Indo-Europeanmeih₁-soft, mild
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰod- →Every word from Latin fodiō →Every word from Latin fossa →