Where does “gjëmoj” come from?

gjëmoj (Albanian) comes from Albanian gjurmoj, from Albanian gjurmë, from Proto-Albanian surma, from Proto-Indo-European sor-m-, from Proto-Indo-European ser- — to flow; to guard; to bind, to tie together.

gjëmoj (Albanian): I rumble; I grumble; I roar, thunder

Definitions

  1. I rumble; I grumble; I roar, thunder

Ancestry of “gjëmoj”, step by step

gjëmoj traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Albanian gjurmoj

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Albaniangjurmojto track, to pursue
2Albaniangjurmëfootprint, track, wheel rut; trail, path, course;...
3Proto-Albaniansurma—
4Proto-Indo-Europeansor-m-—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanser-to flow; to guard; to bind, to tie together

via Latin gemō

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latingemōto sigh, groan
2Proto-Indo-Europeanǵem-to marry
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ser- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European sor-m- →Every word from Proto-Albanian surma →