Where does “halbë” come from?
halbë (Albanian) comes from Proto-Albanian skalbā, from Proto-Indo-European sḱel-, from Proto-Indo-European ḱelh₁- — to warm up, to be hot; to warm up, be hot.
halbë (Albanian): scab on the back
Ancestry of “halbë”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Proto-Albanian | skalbā | — |
| 2 | Proto-Indo-European | sḱel- | — |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱelh₁- | to warm up, to be hot; to warm up, be hot |