Where does “gërdallë” come from?

gërdallë (Albanian) comes from Albanian ger, from Proto-Albanian gaura, from Romanian gaură, from Latin cavula, from Latin cava, from Latin cavus, from Proto-Italic kawos, from Proto-Indo-European ḱowh₁ós — to swell; to be strong.

gërdallë (Albanian): nag, scrag horse; old, tall person, beanpole

Definitions

  1. nag, scrag horse; old, tall person, beanpole

Ancestry of “gërdallë”, step by step

gërdallë traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Albanian ger

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Albaniangersquirrel
2Proto-Albaniangaura—
3Romaniangaurăhole
4Latincavulahole
5Latincavanominative feminine singular of cavus; nominative...
6Latincavushollow, concave; excavated, channeled;...
7Proto-Italickawos—
8Proto-Indo-Europeanḱowh₁óshollow
9Proto-Indo-Europeanḱewh₁-to swell; to be strong

via Albanian dallë

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Albaniandallëprotuberance, jag, protrusion, nub
2AlbaniandalI exit, go out; I leave; come; do come
3Proto-Albaniandala—
4Proto-Indo-Europeandʰelh₁-blossom; be green; to bloom, be green
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱewh₁- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱowh₁ós →Every word from Proto-Italic kawos →