Where does “tjerr” come from?

tjerr (Albanian) comes from Proto-Albanian terka, from Sanskrit तर्क, from Proto-Indo-European terkʷ- — to turn, spin.

tjerr (Albanian): worsted, flax yarn spun with a spindle; I spin

Definitions

  1. worsted, flax yarn spun with a spindle; I spin

Ancestry of “tjerr”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Albanianterkato spin
2Sanskritतर्कconjecture; reasoning, speculation, inquiry;...
3Proto-Indo-Europeanterkʷ-to turn, spin

Words derived from “tjerr”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European terkʷ- →Every word from Sanskrit तर्क →Every word from Proto-Albanian terka →