Where does “shqipe” come from?

shqipe (Albanian) comes from Albanian shqipoj, from Albanian -oj, from Aromanian -onj.

shqipe (Albanian): eagle; courageous woman

Definitions

  1. eagle; courageous woman

Ancestry of “shqipe”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1AlbanianshqipojI say clearly
2Albanian-ojsuffix used for 1st person singular -...
3Aromanian-onj—
Every word from Aromanian -onj →Every word from Albanian -oj →Every word from Albanian shqipoj →