Where does “sëmurë” come from?
sëmurë (Albanian) comes from Albanian sëmundur, from Albanian mund, from Proto-Albanian magti-on, from Proto-Indo-European mag — be able, have power.
sëmurë (Albanian): sick
Ancestry of “sëmurë”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Albanian | sëmundur | sick |
| 2 | Albanian | mund | agony, toil, great effort; arduous and hard work;... |
| 3 | Proto-Albanian | magti-on | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | mag | be able, have power |