Where does “përkrahës” come from?

përkrahës (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.

përkrahës (Albanian): ally

Definitions

  1. ally

Ancestry of “përkrahës”, step by step

përkrahës traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Albanian për

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Albanianpërfor; API; per
2Albaniannjëone; a
3Albanianherëtime; an instant of time, instance; multiplied...
4Latinhōrahour
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

via Albanian krah

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Albaniankraharm; shoulders and upper back; armful
2Proto-Albaniankrau
3Proto-Indo-Europeanḱreh₂u
Every word from Proto-Indo-European wer-Every word from Proto-Indo-European wēr-Every word from Proto-Hellenic *worā
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