Where does “shpurrit” come from?

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

shpurrit (Albanian): I scratch, tread on; I investigate

Definitions

  1. I scratch, tread on; I investigate

Ancestry of “shpurrit”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Albanianshpurëentourage, following
2AlbanianshpieI take; I lead; I carry
3AlbanianbieI fall; I tumble, flop; I beat, punch
4Albanianbjej—
5Proto-Albanianberato fall
6Proto-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 →