Where does “mëkëmb” come from?

mëkëmb (Albanian) comes from Albanian më, from Albanian një, from Albanian herë, from Latin hōra, from Ancient Greek ὥρα, from Proto-Hellenic *worā, from Proto-Indo-European wēr-, from Proto-Indo-European wer- — to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel.

mëkëmb (Albanian): to set up, to erect

Definitions

  1. to set up, to erect

Ancestry of “mëkëmb”, step by step

mëkëmb traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Albanian më

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Albanianmëround, at, by; me; more
2Albaniannjëone; a
3Albanianherëtime; an instant of time, instance; multiplied...
4Latinhōrahour
5Ancient Greekὥραany defined period of time; season; climate
6Proto-Hellenic*worā—
7Proto-Indo-Europeanwēr-true
8Proto-Indo-Europeanwer-to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel

via Albanian këmbë

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Albaniankëmbëleg
2Old Swedishkamba—
3Old Norsekembato comb
4Proto-Germanickambijanąto comb; kemb
5Proto-Germanickambazcomb
6Proto-Indo-Europeanǵómbʰostooth; row of teeth; peg
7Proto-Indo-Europeanǵómbʰ-to pierce, gnaw through; tooth, horn, peg
Every word from Proto-Indo-European wer- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European wēr- →Every word from Proto-Hellenic *worā →