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Where does “bollë” come from?

bollë (Albanian) comes from Proto-Albanian bālnai, from Proto-Indo-European bʰel-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰōl-.

bollë (Albanian): any of various nonvenomous snakes of the families...

Definitions

  1. any of various nonvenomous snakes of the families...

Ancestry of “bollë”, step by step

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

Words derived from “bollë”

  • bullar
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