Albanian

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From *gjegjë, from Proto-Albanian *glaglā, root doubling of Proto-Indo-European *gʰel- (to call, cry). Compare Old Church Slavonic глаголъ (glagolŭ, word), глаголати (glagolati, speak), Ancient Greek γλάζω (glázō, lets a song resound), Welsh galw (call).

Noun

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gjegje f

  1. (archaic) answer
  2. obedience

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