Where does “shpurë” come from?

shpurë (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.

shpurë (Albanian): entourage, following

Definitions

  1. entourage, following

Ancestry of “shpurë”, 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

Words derived from “shpurë”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰerH- →Every word from Proto-Albanian bera →Every word from Albanian bjej →