Where does “luleshitës” come from?

luleshitës (Albanian) comes from Albanian shitës, from Albanian -ës, from Albanian nxë, from Proto-Albanian džeina, from Proto-Indo-European gʰendʰ- — ulcer, sore, abscess, boil; sore, ulcer, abscess,...

luleshitës (Albanian): flower seller, florist

Definitions

  1. flower seller, florist

Ancestry of “luleshitës”, step by step

luleshitës traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Albanian shitës

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Albanianshitësseller, vendor, salesman, grocer
2Albanian-ësused to form agent nouns. -er
3AlbaniannxëI learn, study; I grasp, snatch; I fit
4Proto-Albaniandžeina—
5Proto-Indo-Europeangʰendʰ-ulcer, sore, abscess, boil; sore, ulcer, abscess,...

via Albanian lulë

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Albanianlulëflower
2Ottoman Turkishلولهpipe, tube
3Persianلولهtube; pipe
4Middle Persianlwlk'*herb
Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʰendʰ- →Every word from Albanian -ës →Every word from Proto-Albanian džeina →