Where does “grimcoj” come from?

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

grimcoj (Albanian): to crumble, shatter, break into crumbs

Definitions

  1. to crumble, shatter, break into crumbs

Ancestry of “grimcoj”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Albaniangrimcëtiny crumb, tiny bit; particle
2Albaniangrimëcrumb, bit
3AlbaniangrijI grind, shred; I cut; I gnaw at, I eat away
4Proto-Albaniangrinja—
5Proto-Indo-Europeangʷerh₃-to swallow, devour, eat
Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷerh₃- →Every word from Proto-Albanian grinja →Every word from Albanian grij →