Albanian

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Etymology

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A borrowing from Turkish balta. [1]

Noun

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balltë

  1. axe, hatchet

References

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  1. ^ Bufli, G., Rocchi, L. (2021) “balltë”, in A historical-etymological dictionary of Turkisms in Albanian (1555–1954), Trieste: Edizioni Università di Trieste, page 63