Where does “shpirtkeq” come from?

shpirtkeq (Albanian) comes from Albanian shpirt, from Latin spīritus, from Latin spīrō, from Proto-Indo-European (s)peys- — to blow, breathe; to blow to make noise; to blow;...

shpirtkeq (Albanian): evil, wicked person

Definitions

  1. evil, wicked person

Ancestry of “shpirtkeq”, step by step

shpirtkeq traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Albanian shpirt

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Albanianshpirtsoul, spirit
2Latinspīritusair, breath, breathing
3Latinspīrōto breathe, draw breath, respire
4Proto-Indo-European(s)peys-to blow, breathe; to blow to make noise; to blow;...

via Albanian keq

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Albaniankeqbad; poorly
2Proto-Albaniankakjabad; evil
3Proto-TurkicKAk-to hit, knock, tear
Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)peys- →Every word from Latin spīrō →Every word from Latin spīritus →
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