Where does “zogrrëfeshk” come from?

zogrrëfeshk (Albanian) comes from Albanian zog, from Proto-Albanian dźāg, from Proto-Indo-European ǵ(h)(u)eh2-G- — young animal, nestling.

zogrrëfeshk (Albanian): goldfinch

Definitions

  1. goldfinch

Ancestry of “zogrrëfeshk”, step by step

zogrrëfeshk traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Albanian zog

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Albanianzogbird; chick, nestling; animal young
2Proto-Albaniandźāg—
3Proto-Indo-Europeanǵ(h)(u)eh2-G-young animal, nestling

via Albanian rrëfeshk

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Albanianrrëfeshk—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵ(h)(u)eh2-G- →Every word from Proto-Albanian dźāg →Every word from Albanian zog →