Where does “zgjerbe” come from?

zgjerbe (Albanian) comes from Albanian zgarbë, from Proto-Albanian diš-garbā, from Proto-Albanian garbā, from Proto-Indo-European gr̥bʰ-, from Proto-Indo-European gerbʰ-, from Proto-Indo-European ger- — to turn, bend, twist, wind; to tie, bind...

zgjerbe (Albanian): moth

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Ancestry of “zgjerbe”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Albanianzgarbëhollow in a tree trunk
2Proto-Albaniandiš-garbā—
3Proto-Albaniangarbā—
4Proto-Indo-Europeangr̥bʰ-—
5Proto-Indo-Europeangerbʰ-to carve
6Proto-Indo-Europeanger-to turn, bend, twist, wind; to tie, bind...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ger- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European gerbʰ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European gr̥bʰ- →