Where does “gërhanë” come from?

gërhanë (Albanian) comes from Albanian krehër, from Albanian kreh, from Arabic كره, from Arabic كُرَة, from Old Persian 𐎹𐎢𐎴, from Ancient Greek Ἴων, from Ancient Greek Ἰᾱ́ϝων — Ionian.

gërhanë (Albanian): card, hackle

Definitions

  1. card, hackle

Ancestry of “gërhanë”, step by step

gërhanë traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Albanian krehër

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Albaniankrehërcomb; rake, raker, clip; fitting of a weapon
2AlbaniankrehI comb; I edit
3Arabicكرهto be disgusted, to feel disgust; to detest, to...
4Arabicكُرَةball; a ball, a mass, a clump; a ball, a mass, a...
5Old Persian𐎹𐎢𐎴Ionia
6Ancient GreekἼωνone of the Ionians; a native or inhabitant of...
7Ancient GreekἸᾱ́ϝωνIonian

via Albanian krahën

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Albaniankrahën
Every word from Ancient Greek Ἰᾱ́ϝωνEvery word from Ancient Greek ἼωνEvery word from Old Persian 𐎹𐎢𐎴
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