Where does “harboj” come from?

harboj (Albanian) comes from Albanian harb, from Proto-Albanian (s)karba, from Proto-Indo-European (s)kerb-, from Proto-Indo-European sḱer- — to caw, crow.

harboj (Albanian): to go wild, be shameless

Definitions

  1. to go wild, be shameless

Ancestry of “harboj”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Albanianharbrudeness, roughness, wilderness
2Proto-Albanian(s)karba
3Proto-Indo-European(s)kerb-rough, sharp
4Proto-Indo-Europeansḱer-to caw, crow
Every word from Proto-Indo-European sḱer-Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)kerb-Every word from Proto-Albanian (s)karba