Where does “rrodhëz” come from?
rrodhëz (Albanian) comes from Albanian rrodhe, from Albanian rodhë, from Proto-Albanian wrādzā, from Proto-Indo-European wreh₂ǵʰ- — thorn.
rrodhëz (Albanian): lesser burdock
Ancestry of “rrodhëz”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Albanian | rrodhe | burr; burdock; spiny cocklebur |
| 2 | Albanian | rodhë | — |
| 3 | Proto-Albanian | wrādzā | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | wreh₂ǵʰ- | thorn |