Where does “mjekër” come from?

mjekër (Albanian) comes from Proto-Albanian smekrā, from Proto-Indo-European smeḱreh₂, from Proto-Indo-European smóḱwr̥ — beard.

mjekër (Albanian): chin; beard

Definitions

  1. chin; beard

Ancestry of “mjekër”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Albaniansmekrābeard
2Proto-Indo-Europeansmeḱreh₂—
3Proto-Indo-Europeansmóḱwr̥beard
Every word from Proto-Indo-European smóḱwr̥ →Every word from Proto-Indo-European smeḱreh₂ →Every word from Proto-Albanian smekrā →
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