Where does “gjalpë” come from?
gjalpë (Albanian) comes from Proto-Albanian selpa, from Proto-Indo-European sélpos, from Proto-Indo-European selp- — fat, oil.
gjalpë (Albanian): butter
Ancestry of “gjalpë”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Proto-Albanian | selpa | butter |
| 2 | Proto-Indo-European | sélpos | — |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | selp- | fat, oil |