shpoj

Albanian

Etymology

A prefixed form with sh-. From Proto-Albanian *pēri-, from Proto-Indo-European *per- 'to bear, lead across, penetrate'. Cognate to Ancient Greek πείρω (peírō, “to get through, pierce”)[1].

Verb

shpoj (first-person singular past tense shpova, participle shpuar)

  1. I pierce, prick
Derived terms

References

  1. ↑ Albanische Etymologien (Untersuchungen zum albanischen Erbwortschatz), Bardhyl Demiraj, Leiden Studies in Indo-European 7; Amsterdam - Atlanta 1997, p.367-368
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