Where does “vjelës” come from?

vjelës (Albanian) comes from Albanian vjel, from Proto-Albanian uell-, from Proto-Indo-European uel-(s-) — to tear, seize upon.

vjelës (Albanian): harvester, gatherer

Definitions

  1. harvester, gatherer

Ancestry of “vjelës”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Albanianvjelto harvest, reap cereals, profits, pick cotton, fruit
2Proto-Albanianuell-
3Proto-Indo-Europeanuel-(s-)to tear, seize upon
Every word from Proto-Indo-European uel-(s-)Every word from Proto-Albanian uell-Every word from Albanian vjel