Shpirag

Albanian

Etymology

Mentioned the first time as toponym by Gjon Buzuku, Shpinager - from Albanian shpin(ë) - back, and ager - donkey, Shpiragër due to n->r transformation in later centuries, more recently truncated as Shpirag.

Proper noun

Shpirag

the brother of Tomor in Albanian mythology

Related terms

Tomor