Where does “Gjirokastër” come from?
Gjirokastër (English) comes from Albanian Gjirokastër, from Greek Αργυρόκαστρον, from Greek κάστρον, from Latin castrum, from Proto-Italic kastrom, from Proto-Indo-European ḱos-tróm, from Proto-Indo-European ḱes- — to cut off, separate; to cut up, to slaughter; to...
Ancestry of “Gjirokastër”, step by step