Where does “gjakmarrje” come from?

gjakmarrje (Albanian) comes from Albanian gjak, from Proto-Albanian źak-.

gjakmarrje (Albanian): blood feud

Definitions

  1. blood feud

Ancestry of “gjakmarrje”, step by step

gjakmarrje traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Albanian gjak

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Albaniangjakblood
2Proto-Albanianźak-—

via Albanian marrje

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Albanianmarrje—
Every word from Proto-Albanian źak- →Every word from Albanian gjak →