Reconstruction:Proto-Albanian/walā

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

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Etymology

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From Proto-Indo-European *welh₁- (to wish). Cognate to Gothic 𐍅𐌰𐌹𐌻𐌰 (waila, id), Old High German wela, wola (id).[1]

Verb

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*walā

  1. to wish

Descendants

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  • Albanian: vallë

References

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  1. ^ Orel, Vladimir E. (1998) “Proto-Albanian/walā”, in Albanian Etymological Dictionary, Leiden, Boston, Köln: Brill, →ISBN, page 494