Where does “kordhë” come from?

kordhë (Albanian) comes from Latin chorda, from Ancient Greek χορδή, from Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰerH- — bowels, intestines.

kordhë (Albanian): scimitar, sword

Definitions

  1. scimitar, sword

Ancestry of “kordhë”, step by step

kordhë traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Latin chorda

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinchordacord, string; tripe, intestine; catgut
2Ancient Greekχορδήguts, intestines; string made of gut; string,...
3Proto-Indo-European*ǵʰerH-bowels, intestines

via Serbo-Croatian korda

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Serbo-Croatiankorda—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰerH- →Every word from Ancient Greek χορδή →Every word from Latin chorda →