Where does “delmë” come from?
delmë (Albanian) comes from Proto-Albanian dailjā, from Proto-Indo-European dʰeh₁-l-, from Proto-Indo-European dʰeh₁(y)- — to suckle, nurse.
Ancestry of “delmë”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Proto-Albanian | dailjā | — |
| 2 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰeh₁-l- | — |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰeh₁(y)- | to suckle, nurse |