Where does “Qelaj” come from?

Qelaj (Albanian) comes from Proto-Kartvelian qel- — throat.

Ancestry of “Qelaj”, step by step

Qelaj traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Proto-Kartvelian qel-

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Kartvelianqel-throat

via Albanian aj

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Albanianaj
Every word from Proto-Kartvelian qel-
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