Where does “zgerdhë” come from?

zgerdhë (Albanian) comes from Albanian zgardh, from Albanian gardh, from Proto-Albanian garẟ-, from Proto-Indo-European gʰórdʰos, from Proto-Indo-European gʰerdʰ- — to enclose, to encircle; enclosure, fence, belt.

zgerdhë (Albanian): bronchial tube

Definitions

  1. bronchial tube

Ancestry of “zgerdhë”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Albanianzgardhto open
2Albaniangardhfence; enclosure; barricade
3Proto-Albaniangarẟ-—
4Proto-Indo-Europeangʰórdʰoshedge, fence, enclosure; hedge, enclosure;...
5Proto-Indo-Europeangʰerdʰ-to enclose, to encircle; enclosure, fence, belt
Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʰerdʰ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʰórdʰos →Every word from Proto-Albanian garẟ- →