Where does “shpirtmadh” come from?

shpirtmadh (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;...

shpirtmadh (Albanian): generous

Definitions

  1. generous

Ancestry of “shpirtmadh”, step by step

shpirtmadh 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 madh

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Albanianmadhbig, large; tall; great, grand
2Proto-Albanianmādzā—
3Proto-Bantumàjíjɪ̀water
Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)peys- →Every word from Latin spīrō →Every word from Latin spīritus →
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