shperr
Albanian
Etymology
From Proto-Albanian *sparja, 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”).
Verb
shperr (first-person singular past tense shperra, participle shperrur)
- to win, earn (money)
- to drain, wear out (energies)