Where does “shpendër” come from?
shpendër (Albanian) comes from Albanian shpend, from Albanian pendë, from Latin Pinna, from Latin penna, from Proto-Italic petnā, from Proto-Indo-European péth₂r̥, from Proto-Indo-European peth₂- — to spread out; to fly.
shpendër (Albanian): hellebore; danewort, dwarf elder; bramble bush
Definitions
- hellebore; danewort, dwarf elder; bramble bush
Ancestry of “shpendër”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Albanian | shpend | bird; poultry, domestic fowl; gamebird, gamefowl |
| 2 | Albanian | pendë | feather, quill; fin; vane |
| 3 | Latin | Pinna | A city of the Vestini situated on the eastern slope of the Apennines, now the town of Penne |
| 4 | Latin | penna | wing; feather, especially a flight-feather;... |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | petnā | feather; wing |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | péth₂r̥ | wing; feather |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | peth₂- | to spread out; to fly |