Where does “fyelltar” come from?

fyelltar (Albanian) comes from Albanian fyell, from Proto-Albanian spāli, from Proto-Indo-European spel- — to break; to break off, split; to cleave, break.

fyelltar (Albanian): skilled flutist

Definitions

  1. skilled flutist

Ancestry of “fyelltar”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Albanianfyellflute, fife, shepherd's pipe; blowpipe; long...
2Proto-Albanianspāli—
3Proto-Indo-Europeanspel-to break; to break off, split; to cleave, break
Every word from Proto-Indo-European spel- →Every word from Proto-Albanian spāli →Every word from Albanian fyell →
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