Where does “thrashegër” come from?
thrashegër (Albanian) comes from Albanian egër, from Ancient Greek Ἄγριος, from Proto-Indo-European h₂éǵr̥yos, from Proto-Indo-European h₂éǵros — field, pasturage.
thrashegër (Albanian): bilberry, whortleberry
Ancestry of “thrashegër”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Albanian | egër | wild; fierce, ferocious; rough, coarse, raw |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | Ἄγριος | — |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂éǵr̥yos | campestral, field , of or relating to fields |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂éǵros | field, pasturage |