Where does “kërcej” come from?
kërcej (Albanian) comes from Albanian kërcas, from Albanian gërthas, from Proto-Albanian griδ-(ati-), from Proto-Indo-European gwr-edh- — to cry, shout.
kërcej (Albanian): I dance; I crack, snap
Ancestry of “kërcej”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Albanian | kërcas | to crack, to snap; to cry, to shout, to yell |
| 2 | Albanian | gërthas | to shout, to yell |
| 3 | Proto-Albanian | griδ-(ati-) | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | gwr-edh- | to cry, shout |