valë
See also: Appendix:Variations of "vale"
Albanian
editEtymology 1
editFrom Proto-Albanian *walā, from Proto-Indo-European *welH- (“to revolve, turn, twist”).
Cognate to :
- Old English wealca (“billow”),
- German Welle (“wave”).
Compare also :
- Proto-Slavic *valъ (Serbo-Croatian val),
- Romanian val (“wave”).[1]
Noun
editvalë f
Derived terms
editEtymology 2
editFrom Proto-Albanian *uallā, from Proto-Indo-European *uel(H) (“hot, boiling”). Cognate to Old High German walo (“lukewarm”).
Adjective
editvalë (feminine valëe)
Derived terms
editReferences
edit- ^ Orel, Vladimir E. (1998) “valë”, in Albanian Etymological Dictionary, Leiden, Boston, Köln: Brill, →ISBN, page 493