Where does “grizhël” come from?
grizhël (Albanian) comes from Albanian grifshë, from Latin gripsa, from Latin gryps, from Ancient Greek γρύψ — griffin.
grizhël (Albanian): Eurasian magpie
Ancestry of “grizhël”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Albanian | grifshë | jay, Eurasian jay; shrewish woman; arbutus, wild... |
| 2 | Latin | gripsa | — |
| 3 | Latin | gryps | griffin |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | γρύψ | griffin |
Words derived from “grizhël”