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
- catarrh, mucus, phlegm, slime
Ancestry of “gëlbazë”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Albanian | këlbazë | catarrh, mucus, phlegm, slime |
| 2 | Proto-Albanian | kalbatiā | — |
| 3 | Albanian | kalb | to rot, go bad |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | golbʰ- | — |