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 |