Where does “punëherë” come from?

punëherë (Albanian) comes 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.

punëherë (Albanian): epilepsy

Definitions

  1. epilepsy

Ancestry of “punëherë”, step by step

punëherë traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Albanian herë

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

via Albanian punë

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Albanianpunëwork; labour; job
2Albanianpojëstrong wind
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃ep-to work, toil, make; ability, force
Every word from Proto-Indo-European wer- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European wēr- →Every word from Proto-Hellenic *worā →