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
Ancestry of “gjembaç”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Albanian | gjemb | thorn |
| 2 | Albanian | glëmb | — |
| 3 | Proto-Albanian | glamba | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | glembʰ- | clamp, mass; lump, clamp; to hold, clench |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | gel- | to be cold, to freeze |