Where does “deltar” come from?

deltar (Albanian) comes from Albanian dele, from Proto-Albanian dailjā, from Proto-Indo-European dʰeh₁-l-, from Proto-Indo-European dʰeh₁(y)- — to suckle, nurse.

deltar (Albanian): sheepdog

Definitions

  1. sheepdog

Ancestry of “deltar”, step by step

deltar traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Albanian dele

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Albaniandelesheep; ewe
2Proto-Albaniandailjāsheep
3Proto-Indo-Europeandʰeh₁-l-—
4Proto-Indo-Europeandʰeh₁(y)-to suckle, nurse

via Albanian tar

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Albaniantar—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰeh₁(y)- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰeh₁-l- →Every word from Proto-Albanian dailjā →