Albanian

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Etymology

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From Proto-Albanian *pōl-nā, from Proto-Indo-European *pōlH- (animal young). Compare Ancient Greek πῶλος (pôlos), Latin pullus, and English foal.[1]

Pronunciation

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Noun

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pelë f (plural pela, definite pela, definite plural pelat)

  1. mare

References

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  1. ^ Stefan Schumacher & Joachim Matzinger, Die Verben des Altalbanischen: Belegwörterbuch, Vorgeschichte und Etymologie (Wiesbaden: Otto Harrassowitz, 2013), 224.