Where does “grij” come from?

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

grij (Albanian): I grind, shred; I cut; I gnaw at, I eat away

Definitions

  1. I grind, shred; I cut; I gnaw at, I eat away

Ancestry of “grij”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Albaniangrinja
2Proto-Indo-Europeangʷerh₃-to swallow, devour, eat

Words derived from “grij

Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷerh₃-Every word from Proto-Albanian grinja