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
Ancestry of “mjekër”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Proto-Albanian | smekrā | beard |
| 2 | Proto-Indo-European | smeḱreh₂ | — |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | smóḱwr̥ | beard |