Where does “vallëzoj” come from?

vallëzoj (Albanian) comes from Ancient Greek βαλλίζω, from Proto-Indo-European gʷelH- — to throw, reach, pierce; to hit by throwing.

vallëzoj (Albanian): I dance

Definitions

  1. I dance

Ancestry of “vallëzoj”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekβαλλίζωto dance, jump about
2Proto-Indo-EuropeangʷelH-to throw, reach, pierce; to hit by throwing

Words derived from “vallëzoj

Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷelH-Every word from Ancient Greek βαλλίζω
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