Where does “mëshqerrë” come from?
mëshqerrë (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.
mëshqerrë (Albanian): heifer
Ancestry of “mëshqerrë”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Albanian | më | round, at, by; me; more |
| 2 | Albanian | një | one; a |
| 3 | Albanian | herë | time; an instant of time, instance; multiplied... |
| 4 | Latin | hōra | — |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | ὥρα | any defined period of time; season; climate |
| 6 | Proto-Hellenic | *worā | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | wēr- | true |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | wer- | to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel |