Where does “keqbërës” come from?
keqbërës (Albanian) comes from Albanian bërës, from Albanian bëj, from Ottoman Turkish بك, from Old Turkic 𐰋𐰏, from Proto-Turkic *bēg, from Proto-Iranian bagáh, from Proto-Indo-Iranian bʰagás, from Proto-Indo-European bʰh₂g-ó-s — to divide, distribute, allot.
keqbërës (Albanian): criminal; wrongdoer
Ancestry of “keqbërës”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Albanian | bërës | doer |
| 2 | Albanian | bëj | I do, make; I act as if; I create, form |
| 3 | Ottoman Turkish | بك | ruler; the ace in card- and boardgames |
| 4 | Old Turkic | 𐰋𐰏 | head of a clan, chief |
| 5 | Proto-Turkic | *bēg | — |
| 6 | Proto-Iranian | bagáh | god |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | bʰagás | portion, part, share, allotment; fate, destiny;... |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰh₂g-ó-s | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰeh₂g- | to divide, distribute, allot |