Where does “mjaftë” come from?
mjaftë (Albanian) comes from Albanian mjaft, from Albanian mejaft, from Albanian më, from Albanian një, from Albanian herë, from Latin hōra, from Ancient Greek ὥρα, from Proto-Hellenic *worā — to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel.
mjaftë (Albanian): sufficient
Definitions
- sufficient
Ancestry of “mjaftë”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Albanian | mjaft | enough, sufficiently |
| 2 | Albanian | mejaft | — |
| 3 | Albanian | më | round, at, by; me; more |
| 4 | Albanian | një | one; a |
| 5 | Albanian | herë | time; an instant of time, instance; multiplied... |
| 6 | Latin | hōra | hour |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | ὥρα | any defined period of time; season; climate |
| 8 | Proto-Hellenic | *worā | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | wēr- | true |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | wer- | to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel |