Where does “shpi” come from?
shpi (Albanian) comes from Albanian shpie, from Albanian bie, from Albanian bjej, from Proto-Albanian bera, from Proto-Indo-European bʰerH- — to pierce; to strike; brown.
shpi (Albanian): house; carriage
Ancestry of “shpi”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Albanian | shpie | I take; I lead; I carry |
| 2 | Albanian | bie | I fall; I tumble, flop; I beat, punch |
| 3 | Albanian | bjej | — |
| 4 | Proto-Albanian | bera | to fall |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰerH- | to pierce; to strike; brown |