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

Definitions

  1. house; carriage

Ancestry of “shpi”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1AlbanianshpieI take; I lead; I carry
2AlbanianbieI fall; I tumble, flop; I beat, punch
3Albanianbjej—
4Proto-Albanianberato fall
5Proto-Indo-EuropeanbʰerH-to pierce; to strike; brown
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰerH- →Every word from Proto-Albanian bera →Every word from Albanian bjej →