Where does “bollujëse” come from?

bollujëse (Albanian) comes from Albanian ujë, from Proto-Albanian udrijā, from Proto-Indo-European wed-, from Proto-Indo-European wey- — to wither; fade; to move, go ahead; to be strong;...

bollujëse (Albanian): grass snake (Natrix natrix)

Definitions

  1. grass snake (Natrix natrix)

Ancestry of “bollujëse”, step by step

bollujëse traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Albanian ujë

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Albanianujëwater
2Proto-Albanianudrijā—
3Proto-Indo-Europeanwed-water
4Proto-Indo-Europeanwey-to wither; fade; to move, go ahead; to be strong;...

via Albanian bollë

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Albanianbollëany of various nonvenomous snakes of the families...
2Proto-Albanianbālnai—
3Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰel-to sound; to speak, roar, bark; shiny, white; to...
4Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰōl-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European wey- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European wed- →Every word from Proto-Albanian udrijā →