Where does “për” come from?
për (Albanian) comes from Albanian një, from Albanian herë, from Latin hōra, from Ancient Greek ὥρα, from Proto-Hellenic *worā, from Proto-Indo-European wēr-, from Proto-Indo-European wer- — to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel.
për (Albanian): for; API; per
Definitions
- for; API; per
Ancestry of “për”, step by step
për traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via Albanian një
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Albanian | një | one; a |
| 2 | Albanian | herë | time; an instant of time, instance; multiplied... |
| 3 | Latin | hōra | hour |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | ὥρα | any defined period of time; season; climate |
| 5 | Proto-Hellenic | *worā | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | wēr- | true |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | wer- | to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel |
via Latin per
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | per | through, by means of; throughout, during |
| 2 | Latin | Ad | toward, to |
| 3 | Latin | illic | he, she, it, yonder, that, overthere; in that... |
| 4 | Latin | ille | that; those; "; demonstrative pronoun "; that... |
| 5 | Latin | olle | Archaic form of ille |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | *olnos | that |
via Proto-Albanian per(i)
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Proto-Albanian | per(i) | — |