Reconstruction:Proto-Albanian/engellā

This Proto-Albanian entry contains reconstructed terms and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence.

Proto-Albanian

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *h₂engʷʰ- (“water-worm”). Compare Ancient Greek ἔγχελυς (énkhelus, “eel”), Latin anguilla (“eel”), Proto-Slavic *ǫgořь (“eel”), Old High German angar (“mealworm, larva, grub”). Possibly connected to what is believed to be the Illyrian etymon of the demonym of the Enchelei.

Noun

*engellā

1. eel

Descendants

• Albanian: ngjalë