popël
Albanian
editEtymology
editFrom Proto-Albanian *pēpli, from Proto-Indo-European *(s)pel- (“to sliver, split off, splinter off”), allegedly also the source of Old English popel (“pebble”). Cognate to (Hes.) Ancient Greek πέλλα λίθος (pélla líthos) and Old High German fels (“rock”). An Albanian formation with (broken) reduplication.
Noun
editpopël f (plural popla, definite popla, definite plural poplat)
- small, round clod of earth
- naturally rounded rock, cobblestone