shperr
Albanian
editEtymology
editFrom Proto-Albanian *sparna, from Proto-Indo-European *sper-. Compare Old English spær (“sparing, scant”), Latin (pro)sperus (“lucky”), Old Church Slavonic споръ (sporŭ, “plentiful”), Ancient Greek σπαρνός (sparnós, “rare”), Sanskrit स्फिर (sphirá, “thick”).