Where does “grykë” come from?
grykë (Albanian) comes from Proto-Albanian grīwīkā, from Proto-Indo-European gʷriHwéh₂, from Proto-Indo-European gʷerh₃- — to swallow, devour, eat.
grykë (Albanian): throat; neck of a bottle or other object; gulp
Definitions
- throat; neck of a bottle or other object; gulp
Ancestry of “grykë”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Proto-Albanian | grīwīkā | — |
| 2 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷriHwéh₂ | mane, nape; neck, throat; estuary, mouth of an... |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷerh₃- | to swallow, devour, eat |