Where does “çelembyll” come from?

çelembyll (Albanian) comes from Albanian çel, from Proto-Albanian štšela, from Proto-Indo-European (s)kelH-, from Proto-Indo-European (s)kel- — to bend, crook; bent, crooked; leg, heel, knee,...

çelembyll (Albanian): hide and seek

Definitions

  1. hide and seek

Ancestry of “çelembyll”, step by step

çelembyll traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Albanian çel

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Albaniançelto open up, undo; to sprout, come out; to hatch...
2Proto-Albanianštšela—
3Proto-Indo-European(s)kelH-to cut; to split, to separate
4Proto-Indo-European(s)kel-to bend, crook; bent, crooked; leg, heel, knee,...

via Albanian mbyll

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Albanianmbyllto close, shut, seal; to put a lid on, close off,...
2Proto-Albanianambi-wēla—
3Proto-Indo-Europeanwēl-to see, perceive
Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)kel- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)kelH- →Every word from Proto-Albanian štšela →