Where does “grellë” come from?
grellë (Albanian) comes from Proto-Albanian gritlā, from Proto-Indo-European gʷr̥h₃-tlom, from Proto-Indo-European gʷerh₃- — to swallow, devour, eat.
grellë (Albanian): deep place
Ancestry of “grellë”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Proto-Albanian | gritlā | — |
| 2 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷr̥h₃-tlom | — |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷerh₃- | to swallow, devour, eat |