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
Ancestry of “rëfyrë”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Albanian | fryj | I breathe ; exhale; blow; I inflate; wind |
| 2 | Proto-Albanian | pnewa | — |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | pnew- | to pant, breathe |