Where does “cingëlore” come from?

cingëlore (Albanian) comes from Albanian cingël, from Albanian cing, from Albanian çek — I touch, pat.

cingëlore (Albanian): multi-coin necklace

Definitions

  1. multi-coin necklace

Ancestry of “cingëlore”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Albaniancingëlpussy, i.e. a tapered piece of wood used in the...
2Albaniancingto touch; faint noise
3AlbaniançekI touch, pat
Every word from Albanian çek →Every word from Albanian cing →Every word from Albanian cingël →