Where does “grimcë” come from?

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

grimcë (Albanian): tiny crumb, tiny bit; particle

Definitions

  1. tiny crumb, tiny bit; particle

Ancestry of “grimcë”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Albaniangrimëcrumb, bit
2AlbaniangrijI grind, shred; I cut; I gnaw at, I eat away
3Proto-Albaniangrinja—
4Proto-Indo-Europeangʷerh₃-to swallow, devour, eat

Words derived from “grimcë”

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