Where does “helq” come from?

helq (Albanian) comes from Proto-Albanian (w)alkja, from Proto-Indo-European h₂wolkéye-, from Proto-Indo-European h₂welk- — to pull.

Ancestry of “helq”, step by step

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Proto-Albanian	(w)alkja	—
2	Proto-Indo-European	h₂wolkéye-	—
3	Proto-Indo-European	h₂welk-	to pull

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