Where does “grizhlemzë” come from?
grizhlemzë (Albanian) comes from Albanian grizhël, from Albanian grifshë, from Latin gripsa, from Latin gryps, from Ancient Greek γρύψ — griffin.
grizhlemzë (Albanian): jay
Ancestry of “grizhlemzë”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Albanian | grizhël | Eurasian magpie |
| 2 | Albanian | grifshë | jay, Eurasian jay; shrewish woman; arbutus, wild... |
| 3 | Latin | gripsa | — |
| 4 | Latin | gryps | griffin |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | γρύψ | griffin |