Where does “lëmsh” come from?

lëmsh (Albanian) comes from Proto-Albanian lemesja, from Proto-Indo-European lemesi-o-, from Proto-Indo-European lem- — to crush; fragile; to break, soften; open jaws.

lëmsh (Albanian): ball (of wood, thread)

Definitions

  1. ball (of wood, thread)

Ancestry of “lëmsh”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Albanianlemesja—
2Proto-Indo-Europeanlemesi-o-—
3Proto-Indo-Europeanlem-to crush; fragile; to break, soften; open jaws

Words derived from “lëmsh”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European lem- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European lemesi-o- →Every word from Proto-Albanian lemesja →