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Where does “mjeshtër” come from?

mjeshtër (Albanian) comes from Albanian mjeshtrë, from Italian maestro, from Latin magister, from Proto-Italic magisteros, from Proto-Indo-European méǵh₂isteros, from Proto-Indo-European méǵh₂s — big, great.

mjeshtër (Albanian): master, professional; craftsman; mason

Definitions

  1. master, professional; craftsman; mason

Ancestry of “mjeshtër”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Albanianmjeshtrë—
2Italianmaestroteacher; master; mast
3Latinmagisterteacher; master; a title of the Middle Ages,...
4Proto-Italicmagisteros—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanméǵh₂isteros—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanméǵh₂sbig, great
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