Where does “gërrefshë” come from?

gërrefshë (Albanian) comes from Albanian grep, from Proto-Indo-European grep-, from Proto-Indo-European gremb-, from Proto-Indo-European ger- — to turn, bend, twist, wind; to tie, bind...

gërrefshë (Albanian): small tuft; hook-shaped gnarl

Definitions

  1. small tuft; hook-shaped gnarl

Ancestry of “gërrefshë”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Albaniangrephook, fishhook
2Proto-Indo-Europeangrep-hook; a hook, force
3Proto-Indo-Europeangremb-crooked, uneven
4Proto-Indo-Europeanger-to turn, bend, twist, wind; to tie, bind...
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