Where does “tërthoroj” come from?

tërthoroj (Albanian) comes from Albanian oj, from Proto-Slavic oje, from Proto-Indo-European h₂oyHsos.

tërthoroj (Albanian): to meander, to zigzag, to wind

Definitions

  1. to meander, to zigzag, to wind

Ancestry of “tërthoroj”, step by step

tërthoroj traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Albanian oj

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1AlbanianojI
2Proto-Slavicojethill, shaft
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂oyHsos

via Albanian tërthor

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Albaniantërthorobliquely, indirectly
2Albanian*thor
3Proto-Albanian*tsāsra

Words derived from “tërthoroj

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂oyHsosEvery word from Proto-Slavic ojeEvery word from Albanian oj