Where does “ndërprej” come from?

ndërprej (Albanian) comes from Albanian ndër, from English -er, from Middle English -er, from Old French -er, from Latin -āre, from Proto-Italic -āō, from Proto-Indo-European -eh₂yéti, from Proto-Indo-European -yéti — he, she.

ndërprej (Albanian): to interrupt something

Definitions

  1. to interrupt something

Ancestry of “ndërprej”, step by step

ndërprej traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Albanian ndër

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Albanianndërbetween; among, in, amidst; through, throughout
2English-erA person or thing that does an action indicated...
3Middle English-eragentive suffix; agent noun suffix
4Old French-erAlternative form of -ier, verbal suffix;...
5Latin-ārefirst conjugation
6Proto-Italic-āōForms primarily denominative verbs
7Proto-Indo-European-eh₂yétiCreates iterative/ frequentative/ intensive...
8Proto-Indo-European-yétiCreates intransitive, often deponent,...
9Proto-Indo-Europeanyé-
10Chichewaiyehe, she

via Albanian prëj

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Albanianprëjfrom
2Proto-Albanianprei
3Proto-Indo-Europeanprótoward, leading to
4Proto-Indo-Europeanper-before, in front; first; to go through
5Proto-Indo-Europeanpr̥tóspassed , crossed
Every word from Chichewa iyeEvery word from English -erEvery word from Proto-Indo-European -yéti