Where does “nusmirë” come from?

nusmirë (Albanian) comes from Albanian mirë, from Proto-Indo-European meih₁-ro, from Proto-Indo-European meih₁- — soft, mild.

nusmirë (Albanian): weasel

Definitions

  1. weasel

Ancestry of “nusmirë”, step by step

nusmirë traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Albanian mirë

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Albanianmirëgood; well
2Proto-Indo-Europeanmeih₁-ropeace
3Proto-Indo-Europeanmeih₁-soft, mild

via Albanian nusë

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Albaniannusëbride
2Proto-Albaniannutjā—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European meih₁- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European meih₁-ro →Every word from Albanian mirë →