Where does “gjorë” come from?
gjorë (Albanian) comes from Albanian gjuaj, from Proto-Albanian jāgnja, from Proto-Albanian jaga, from Proto-Indo-European yeǵʰo-.
gjorë (Albanian): miserable, wretched, poor
Definitions
- miserable, wretched, poor
Ancestry of “gjorë”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Albanian | gjuaj | I hunt; I lie in wait for; I impel an aimed... |
| 2 | Proto-Albanian | jāgnja | — |
| 3 | Proto-Albanian | jaga | hunt |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | yeǵʰo- | — |