Where does “gjembaç” come from?

gjembaç (Albanian) comes from Albanian gjemb, from Albanian glëmb, from Proto-Albanian glamba, from Proto-Indo-European glembʰ-, from Proto-Indo-European gel- — to be cold, to freeze.

gjembaç (Albanian): hedgehog

Definitions

  1. hedgehog

Ancestry of “gjembaç”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Albaniangjembthorn
2Albanianglëmb—
3Proto-Albanianglamba—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanglembʰ-clamp, mass; lump, clamp; to hold, clench
5Proto-Indo-Europeangel-to be cold, to freeze
Every word from Proto-Indo-European gel- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European glembʰ- →Every word from Proto-Albanian glamba →
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