Where does “rëfyrë” come from?

rëfyrë (Albanian) comes from Albanian fryj, from Proto-Albanian pnewa, from Proto-Indo-European pnew- — to pant, breathe.

rëfyrë (Albanian): knot, outgrowth

Definitions

  1. knot, outgrowth

Ancestry of “rëfyrë”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Albanianfryjto breathe (out); exhale; blow (towards something)
2Proto-Albanianpnewa—
3Proto-Indo-Europeanpnew-to pant, breathe
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pnew- →Every word from Proto-Albanian pnewa →Every word from Albanian fryj →