Albanian

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Etymology

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From Proto-Albanian * ̊śali(m)-, from Proto-Indo-European *séh₂ls (salt). Cognate to Ancient Greek ἅλιμος (hálimos, of the sea, sea). Enlargement with the prefix (a)n-. The root vowel points to umlaut, caused by -i- of the following syllable.

Adjective

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ngjelmë (feminine ngjelmëe)

  1. salty, savory
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See also

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