Where does “gjithëmëshirshëm” come from?
gjithëmëshirshëm (Albanian) comes from Albanian mëshirshëm, from Albanian -shëm, from Proto-Albanian -(i)sama, from Proto-Indo-European somHós, from Proto-Indo-European sem- — together, one.
gjithëmëshirshëm (Albanian): merciful, compassionate
Definitions
- merciful, compassionate
Ancestry of “gjithëmëshirshëm”, step by step
gjithëmëshirshëm traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Albanian mëshirshëm
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Albanian | mëshirshëm | merciful, compassionate, sympathetic |
| 2 | Albanian | -shëm | The most common meaning the suffix carries is... |
| 3 | Proto-Albanian | -(i)sama | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | somHós | same, alike |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | sem- | together, one |