Where does “shpresë” come from?

shpresë (Albanian) comes from Latin sperans, from Latin spērō, from Latin spes, from Proto-Italic spēs, from Proto-Indo-European spéh₁s, from Proto-Indo-European speh₁- — to succeed, to prosper.

shpresë (Albanian): hope, expectation, waiting, expectancy

Definitions

  1. hope, expectation, waiting, expectancy

Ancestry of “shpresë”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinsperanshoping, expecting; awaiting; fearing
2Latinspērōto hope, expect
3Latinspeshope; expectation, anticipation, apprehension
4Proto-Italicspēshope
5Proto-Indo-Europeanspéh₁sprosperity, success
6Proto-Indo-Europeanspeh₁-to succeed, to prosper

Words derived from “shpresë”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European speh₁- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European spéh₁s →Every word from Proto-Italic spēs →