Where does “efshoj” come from?

efshoj (Albanian) comes from Albanian efsh, from Albanian afsh, from Proto-Albanian aweisa, from Proto-Indo-European h₂weh₁- — to blow.

efshoj (Albanian): to disgust, to nauseate

Definitions

  1. to disgust, to nauseate

Ancestry of “efshoj”, step by step

efshoj traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Albanian efsh

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Albanianefshdisgust, repulsion
2Albanianafshwarm breath; vapor, haze; strong smell
3Proto-Albanianaweisa—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂weh₁-to blow

via Albanian oj

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1AlbanianojI
2Proto-Slavicojethill, shaft
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂oyHsos—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂weh₁- →Every word from Proto-Albanian aweisa →Every word from Albanian afsh →