Where does “rëndësishëm” come from?

rëndësishëm (Albanian) comes from Albanian -shëm, from Proto-Albanian -(i)sama, from Proto-Indo-European somHós, from Proto-Indo-European sem- — together, one.

rëndësishëm (Albanian): important

Definitions

  1. important

Ancestry of “rëndësishëm”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Albanian-shëmThe most common meaning the suffix carries is...
2Proto-Albanian-(i)sama—
3Proto-Indo-EuropeansomHóssame, alike
4Proto-Indo-Europeansem-together, one
Every word from Proto-Indo-European sem- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European somHós →Every word from Albanian -shëm →