Where does “jargë” come from?

jargë (Albanian) comes from Proto-Albanian ergā, from Proto-Indo-European h₃erǵʰ- — to copulate.

jargë (Albanian): spit, phlegm

Definitions

  1. spit, phlegm

Ancestry of “jargë”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Albanianergāphlegm, spit
2Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃erǵʰ-to copulate
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃erǵʰ- →Every word from Proto-Albanian ergā →
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