Where does “shpie” come from?

shpie (Albanian) comes from Albanian bie, from Albanian bjej, from Proto-Albanian bera, from Proto-Indo-European bʰerH- — to pierce; to strike; brown.

shpie (Albanian): I take; I lead; I carry

Definitions

  1. I take; I lead; I carry

Ancestry of “shpie”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1AlbanianbieI fall; I tumble, flop; I beat, punch
2Albanianbjej—
3Proto-Albanianberato fall
4Proto-Indo-EuropeanbʰerH-to pierce; to strike; brown

Words derived from “shpie”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰerH- →Every word from Proto-Albanian bera →Every word from Albanian bjej →