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Where does “përball” come from?

përball (Albanian) comes from Albanian për, 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.

përball (Albanian): to face, to defy

Definitions

  1. to face, to defy

Ancestry of “përball”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Albanianpërfor; API; per
2Albaniannjëone; a
3Albanianherëtime; an instant of time, instance; multiplied...
4Latinhōra—
5Ancient Greekὥραany defined period of time; season; climate
6Proto-Hellenic*worā—
7Proto-Indo-Europeanwēr-true
8Proto-Indo-Europeanwer-to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel
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