Where does “udhëheqës” come from?

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

udhëheqës (Albanian): leader

Definitions

  1. leader

Ancestry of “udhëheqës”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1AlbanianudhëheqI lead, I guide
2AlbanianheqI pull out; I remove
3Albanianhelq—
4Proto-Albanian(w)alkja—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂wolkéye-—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂welk-to pull
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂welk- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂wolkéye- →Every word from Proto-Albanian (w)alkja →