Where does “thartë” come from?
thartë (Albanian) comes from Albanian tharbë, from Albanian thar, from Albanian ther, from Proto-Albanian tśōr-, from Proto-Indo-European ḱeh₃-(i-).
thartë (Albanian): sour
Ancestry of “thartë”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Albanian | tharbë | — |
| 2 | Albanian | thar | to add ferment |
| 3 | Albanian | ther | I cut, prick, pierce, slaughter |
| 4 | Proto-Albanian | tśōr- | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱeh₃-(i-) | — |