shpejt
Albanian
Alternative forms
Etymology
Uncertain. Either from shpjertë,[1] or continuing (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Proto-Indo-European *speh₁- (“to prosper, turn out well”). Compare Greek σπεύδω (spévdo, “to hasten, make haste”), σπέρχομαι (spérchomai, “to rush”), Dutch spoed (“haste; speed”), English speed.
Adverb
shpejt
Derived terms
References
- ^ Çabej, E. 1976a. Studime Gjuhësore II, Studime Etimologjike në Fushë të Shqipes, A-O. Prishtinë: Rilindja, pp.147-148