Where does “mekërij” come from?
mekërij (Albanian) comes from Albanian mek, from Proto-Albanian mek-, from Proto-Indo-European mek- — to bleat.
mekërij (Albanian): to bleat
Ancestry of “mekërij”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Albanian | mek | to bleat, stammer; to wet |
| 2 | Proto-Albanian | mek- | — |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | mek- | to bleat |