Albanian

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From Proto-Albanian *melwa, from Proto-Indo-European *melh₂-wo-m, from *melh₂- (to grind up),[1] close to German Mehl (id), Greek μύλος (mýlos), Latin molere. Compare also Romanian mălai. Ultimately a doublet of mëllë.

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Noun

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miell m (plural miellra, definite mielli, definite plural miellrat)

  1. flour
  2. powder

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References

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  1. ^ Schumacher, Stefan, Matzinger, Joachim (2013) Die Verben des Altalbanischen: Belegwörterbuch, Vorgeschichte und Etymologie (Albanische Forschungen; 33) (in German), Wiesbaden: Otto Harrassowitz, →ISBN, page 218