Where does “therpelë” come from?

therpelë (Albanian) comes from Albanian pelë, from Proto-Albanian pōl-nā, from Proto-Indo-European pōlH- — animal young.

therpelë (Albanian): kind of thorny plant, woody nightshade, sim

Definitions

  1. kind of thorny plant, woody nightshade, sim

Ancestry of “therpelë”, step by step

therpelë traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Albanian pelë

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Albanianpelëmare
2Proto-Albanianpōl-nā—
3Proto-Indo-EuropeanpōlH-animal young

via Albanian ther

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1AlbaniantherI cut, prick, pierce, slaughter
2Proto-Albaniantśōr-—
3Proto-Indo-Europeanḱeh₃-(i-)—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pōlH- →Every word from Proto-Albanian pōl-nā →Every word from Albanian pelë →