Where does “zjarrfikës” come from?

zjarrfikës (Albanian) comes from Albanian zjarr, from Proto-Albanian dźerm-, from Proto-Indo-European gʷʰer-mós, from Proto-Indo-European gʷʰer-, from Proto-Indo-European gʷʰe-gʷʰór-e ~ gʷʰe-gʷʰr-ḗr.

zjarrfikës (Albanian): firefighter

Definitions

  1. firefighter

Ancestry of “zjarrfikës”, step by step

zjarrfikës traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Albanian zjarr

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Albanianzjarrfire
2Proto-Albaniandźerm-fire
3Proto-Indo-Europeangʷʰer-mós—
4Proto-Indo-Europeangʷʰer-warm, hot
5Proto-Indo-Europeangʷʰe-gʷʰór-e ~ gʷʰe-gʷʰr-ḗr—

via Albanian fik

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Albanianfikfig; I extinguish; I switch off, turn off
2Latinficusfig tree; fig; hemorrhoids
3Phoenician??Ripe fig
Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷʰe-gʷʰór-e ~ gʷʰe-gʷʰr-ḗr →Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷʰer- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷʰer-mós →