Where does “këmbëçalë” come from?

këmbëçalë (Albanian) comes from Albanian këmbë, from Old Swedish kamba, from Old Norse kemba, from Proto-Germanic kambijaną, from Proto-Germanic kambaz, from Proto-Indo-European ǵómbʰos, from Proto-Indo-European ǵómbʰ- — to pierce, gnaw through; tooth, horn, peg.

këmbëçalë (Albanian): lame

Definitions

lame

Ancestry of “këmbëçalë”, step by step

këmbëçalë traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Albanian këmbë

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Albanian	këmbë	leg
2	Old Swedish	kamba	—
3	Old Norse	kemba	to comb
4	Proto-Germanic	kambijaną	to comb; kemb
5	Proto-Germanic	kambaz	comb
6	Proto-Indo-European	ǵómbʰos	tooth; row of teeth; peg
7	Proto-Indo-European	ǵómbʰ-	to pierce, gnaw through; tooth, horn, peg

via Albanian çalë

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Albanian	çalë	lame
2	Albanian	e	and; also; Third-person singular accusative-case...
3	Proto-Slavic	o(d)	—

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵómbʰ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵómbʰos →Every word from Proto-Germanic kambaz →