Where does “gëlbazë” come from?

gëlbazë (Albanian) comes from Albanian këlbazë, from Proto-Albanian kalbatiā, from Albanian kalb, from Proto-Indo-European golbʰ-.

gëlbazë (Albanian): catarrh, mucus, phlegm, slime

Definitions

  1. catarrh, mucus, phlegm, slime

Ancestry of “gëlbazë”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Albaniankëlbazëcatarrh, mucus, phlegm, slime
2Proto-Albaniankalbatiā—
3Albaniankalbto rot, go bad
4Proto-Indo-Europeangolbʰ-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European golbʰ- →Every word from Albanian kalb →Every word from Proto-Albanian kalbatiā →