Where does “përgaz” come from?
përgaz (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.
përgaz (Albanian): embarrassing
Definitions
- embarrassing
Ancestry of “përgaz”, step by step
përgaz traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Albanian për
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Albanian | për | for; API; per |
| 2 | Albanian | një | one; a |
| 3 | Albanian | herë | time; an instant of time, instance; multiplied... |
| 4 | Latin | hōra | hour |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | ὥρα | any defined period of time; season; climate |
| 6 | Proto-Hellenic | *worā | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | wēr- | true |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | wer- | to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel |
via Albanian gaz
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Albanian | gaz | joy; laughter |
| 2 | Latin | gaudium | joy, delight |
| 3 | Latin | -ium | Suffix used to form abstract nouns, sometimes... |
| 4 | Latin | -ius | forming adjectives from nouns; nominative neuter... |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | -jōs | Forms comparative adjectives |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | -yós | Creates adjectives from noun or verb stems |