Where does “udhëheq” come from?

udhëheq (Albanian) comes from Albanian heq, from Albanian helq, from Proto-Albanian (w)alkja, from Proto-Indo-European h₂wolkéye-, from Proto-Indo-European h₂welk- — to pull.

udhëheq (Albanian): I lead, I guide

Definitions

  1. I lead, I guide

Ancestry of “udhëheq”, step by step

udhëheq traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Albanian heq

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1AlbanianheqI pull out; I remove
2Albanianhelq
3Proto-Albanian(w)alkja
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂wolkéye-
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂welk-to pull

via Albanian udhë

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Albanianudhëway, road
2Proto-Albanianuj́ā-
3Proto-Indo-Europeanuǵʰ-éh₂
4Proto-Indo-Europeanweǵʰ-to bring; to transport

Words derived from “udhëheq

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂welk-Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂wolkéye-Every word from Proto-Albanian (w)alkja