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Where does “blokër” come from?

blokër (Albanian) comes from Proto-Albanian blāukā, from Proto-Indo-European bʰl̥h₁wós, from Proto-Indo-European bʰel-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰōl-.

blokër (Albanian): rubbish, trash

Definitions

  1. rubbish, trash

Ancestry of “blokër”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Albanianblāukā—
2Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰl̥h₁wós—
3Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰel-to sound; to speak, roar, bark; shiny, white; to...
4Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰōl-—
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