Where does “manaferrë” come from?

manaferrë (Albanian) comes from Albanian ferrë, from Proto-Albanian sperna.

manaferrë (Albanian): blackberry; blackberry bush

Definitions

  1. blackberry; blackberry bush

Ancestry of “manaferrë”, step by step

manaferrë traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Albanian ferrë

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Albanianferrëthorn, thorny
2Proto-Albaniansperna—

via Albanian man

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Albanianmanmulberry, mulberry tree
2Proto-Albanianmantamulberry, mulberry tree
Every word from Proto-Albanian sperna →Every word from Albanian ferrë →