Where does “shpjertë” come from?

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

shpjertë (Albanian): quick, fast

Definitions

  1. quick, fast

Ancestry of “shpjertë”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1AlbanianshpieI take; I lead; I carry
2AlbanianbieI fall; I tumble, flop; I beat, punch
3Albanianbjej—
4Proto-Albanianberato fall
5Proto-Indo-EuropeanbʰerH-to pierce; to strike; brown
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰerH- →Every word from Proto-Albanian bera →Every word from Albanian bjej →