Where does “vigmë” come from?
vigmë (Albanian) comes from Albanian vegoj, from Proto-Albanian věgonja, from Proto-Indo-European sweh₂gʰ- — to wail.
vigmë (Albanian): cry of women
Ancestry of “vigmë”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Albanian | vegoj | it starts appearing, it looks blurry, dawn... |
| 2 | Proto-Albanian | věgonja | — |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | sweh₂gʰ- | to wail |