Where does “zemërkeq” come from?

zemërkeq (Albanian) comes from Albanian keq, from Proto-Albanian kakja, from Proto-Turkic KAk- — to hit, knock, tear.

zemërkeq (Albanian): evil, wicked person

Definitions

  1. evil, wicked person

Ancestry of “zemërkeq”, step by step

zemërkeq traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Albanian keq

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Albaniankeqbad; poorly
2Proto-Albaniankakjabad; evil
3Proto-TurkicKAk-to hit, knock, tear

via Albanian zemër

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Albanianzemërheart
Every word from Proto-Turkic KAk- →Every word from Proto-Albanian kakja →Every word from Albanian keq →