Where does “shpjegim” come from?

shpjegim (Albanian) comes from Albanian shpjegoj, from Latin explico, from Latin plicō, from Proto-Indo-European pleḱ-, from Proto-Indo-European pel- — to cover, to wrap; skin, hide, cloth; to fold.

shpjegim (Albanian): explanation

Definitions

  1. explanation

Ancestry of “shpjegim”, step by step

shpjegim traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Albanian shpjegoj

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1AlbanianshpjegojI explain
2LatinexplicoI unfold, unfurl, uncoil, loosen, undo; I deploy,...
3Latinplicōto fold, bend or flex; to roll up
4Proto-Indo-Europeanpleḱ-to fold, plait, weave
5Proto-Indo-Europeanpel-to cover, to wrap; skin, hide, cloth; to fold

via Albanian im

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Albanianimmy, of mine; my; mine
2Albanianimë—
3Albanianimtëtiny, small, fine; very short time, an instant; a...
4Proto-Albanianīs-mos—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanísthis, he (used as the 3rd person pronoun)
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pel- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European pleḱ- →Every word from Latin plicō →