Where does “gjysmëujk” come from?

gjysmëujk (Albanian) comes from Albanian gjysmë, from Albanian gjymës, from Proto-Albanian jūmatjā, from Proto-Indo-European yem- — to hold, restrain; to take, seize.

gjysmëujk (Albanian): a wolf-dog hybrid

Definitions

  1. a wolf-dog hybrid

Ancestry of “gjysmëujk”, step by step

gjysmëujk traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Albanian gjysmë

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Albaniangjysmëhalf
2Albaniangjymës—
3Proto-Albanianjūmatjā—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanyem-to hold, restrain; to take, seize

via Albanian ujk

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Albanianujkwolf
2Proto-Albanianulkawolf
3Proto-Indo-Europeanwĺ̥kʷoswolf
Every word from Proto-Indo-European yem- →Every word from Proto-Albanian jūmatjā →Every word from Albanian gjymës →