Where does “balëgë” come from?

balëgë (Albanian) comes from Albanian baljëgë, from Proto-Albanian balgā, from Proto-Indo-European bolgʷ-.

Ancestry of “balëgë”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Albanianbaljëgë—
2Proto-Albanianbalgāmanure; dung
3Proto-Indo-Europeanbolgʷ-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bolgʷ- →Every word from Proto-Albanian balgā →Every word from Albanian baljëgë →