Where does “pasqyrë” come from?

pasqyrë (Albanian) comes from Albanian pas, from Proto-Albanian pa ̊, from Proto-Indo-European peh₂- — to protect; to shepherd.

pasqyrë (Albanian): mirror; summary, overview

Definitions

  1. mirror; summary, overview

Ancestry of “pasqyrë”, step by step

pasqyrë traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Albanian pas

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Albanianpasbehind, beyond; after; at
2Proto-Albanianpa ̊—
3Proto-Indo-Europeanpeh₂-to protect; to shepherd

via Albanian qyr

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1AlbanianqyrI observe, look, analyse
2Proto-Albaniankewira—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European peh₂- →Every word from Proto-Albanian pa ̊ →Every word from Albanian pas →
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