Where does “Gogaj” come from?

Gogaj (Albanian) comes from Albanian gogë, from Proto-Albanian gā̆gā̆-(ti-), from Proto-Indo-European gheh₂-(gheh₂-) — to yawn, gape.

Ancestry of “Gogaj”, step by step

Gogaj traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Albanian gogë

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Albaniangogëball
2Proto-Albaniangā̆gā̆-(ti-)—
3Proto-Indo-Europeangheh₂-(gheh₂-)to yawn, gape

via Albanian aj

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Albanianaj—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European gheh₂-(gheh₂-) →Every word from Proto-Albanian gā̆gā̆-(ti-) →Every word from Albanian gogë →