Where does “preferueshëm” come from?
preferueshëm (Albanian) comes from Albanian -shëm, from Proto-Albanian -(i)sama, from Proto-Indo-European somHós, from Proto-Indo-European sem- — together, one.
preferueshëm (Albanian): preferable
Ancestry of “preferueshëm”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Albanian | -shëm | The most common meaning the suffix carries is... |
| 2 | Proto-Albanian | -(i)sama | — |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | somHós | same, alike |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | sem- | together, one |