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Where does “shpresoj” come from?

shpresoj (Albanian) comes from Albanian shpresë, 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.

shpresoj (Albanian): I hope

Definitions

  1. I hope

Ancestry of “shpresoj”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Albanianshpresëhope, expectation, waiting, expectancy
2Latinsperanshoping, expecting; awaiting; fearing
3Latinspērō—
4Latinspeshope; expectation, anticipation, apprehension
5Proto-Italicspēshope
6Proto-Indo-Europeanspéh₁sprosperity, success
7Proto-Indo-Europeanspeh₁-to succeed, to prosper
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