Where does “zgëledh” come from?

zgëledh (Albanian) comes from Albanian ledh, from Proto-Albanian laidza, from Proto-Indo-European lento- — bendsome, resilient.

Ancestry of “zgëledh”, step by step

zgëledh traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Albanian ledh

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Albanianledhalluvial soil: loam, clay, silt
2Proto-Albanianlaidza—
3Proto-Indo-Europeanlento-bendsome, resilient

via Albanian zga

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Albanianzgaout
Every word from Proto-Indo-European lento- →Every word from Proto-Albanian laidza →Every word from Albanian ledh →