Where does “uriq” come from?

uriq (Albanian) comes from Latin ericius, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰḗr, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰer- — to yearn for; to enclose; bowels, intestines.

uriq (Albanian): hedgehog; cancer

Definitions

  1. hedgehog; cancer

Ancestry of “uriq”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinericiushedgehog; A beam armed with sharp spikes
2Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰḗrhedgehog
3Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰer-to yearn for; to enclose; bowels, intestines
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰer- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰḗr →Every word from Latin ericius →