Where does “gjurmoj” come from?
gjurmoj (Albanian) comes 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.
Ancestry of “gjurmoj”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Albanian | gjurmë | footprint, track, wheel rut; trail, path, course;... |
| 2 | Proto-Albanian | surma | — |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | sor-m- | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | ser- | to flow; to guard; to bind, to tie together |