Where does “gërmoj” come from?
gërmoj (Albanian) comes from Albanian gërmih, from Albanian mih, from Proto-Albanian meik-sko, from Proto-Indo-European meyḱ-, from Proto-Indo-European mey- — to strengthen; to bind; to change, exchange.
gërmoj (Albanian): to hoe, dig
Ancestry of “gërmoj”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Albanian | gërmih | I hoe, dig |
| 2 | Albanian | mih | I dig, mold |
| 3 | Proto-Albanian | meik-sko | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | meyḱ- | to mix |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | mey- | to strengthen; to bind; to change, exchange |