Where does “grihë” come from?

grihë (Albanian) comes from Albanian grij, from Proto-Albanian grinja, from Proto-Indo-European gʷerh₃- — to swallow, devour, eat.

grihë (Albanian): whetstone

Definitions

  1. whetstone

Ancestry of “grihë”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1AlbaniangrijI grind, shred; I cut; I gnaw at, I eat away
2Proto-Albaniangrinja—
3Proto-Indo-Europeangʷerh₃-to swallow, devour, eat
Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷerh₃- →Every word from Proto-Albanian grinja →Every word from Albanian grij →