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

  1. for; API; per

Ancestry of “për”, step by step

për traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Albanian një

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Albaniannjëone; a
2Albanianherëtime; an instant of time, instance; multiplied...
3Latinhōrahour
4Ancient Greekὥραany defined period of time; season; climate
5Proto-Hellenic*worā
6Proto-Indo-Europeanwēr-true
7Proto-Indo-Europeanwer-to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel

via Latin per

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinperthrough, by means of; throughout, during
2LatinAdtoward, to
3Latinilliche, she, it, yonder, that, overthere; in that...
4Latinillethat; those; "; demonstrative pronoun "; that...
5LatinolleArchaic form of ille
6Proto-Italic*olnosthat

via Proto-Albanian per(i)

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Albanianper(i)

Words derived from “për

Every word from Proto-Indo-European wer-Every word from Proto-Indo-European wēr-Every word from Proto-Hellenic *worā