Where does “fillim” come from?
fillim (Albanian) comes from Albanian filloj, from Albanian fill, from Latin fīlum, from Proto-Italic fī(s)lom, from Proto-Indo-European gʷʰiH-(s-)lo-.
fillim (Albanian): start, beginning
Definitions
- start, beginning
Ancestry of “fillim”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Albanian | filloj | I start, I begin |
| 2 | Albanian | fill | thread, yarn; at once, immediately, alone;... |
| 3 | Latin | fīlum | thread, string, filament, fiber |
| 4 | Proto-Italic | fī(s)lom | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷʰiH-(s-)lo- | — |