Where does “shpirtvogël” come from?

shpirtvogël (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;...

shpirtvogël (Albanian): ungenerous

Definitions

  1. ungenerous

Ancestry of “shpirtvogël”, step by step

shpirtvogël 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 vogël

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Albanianvogëlsmall, little
2Proto-Albanianwāgla—
3Proto-Indo-EuropeanHou-go-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)peys- →Every word from Latin spīrō →Every word from Latin spīritus →
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