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Where does “hollë” come from?

hollë (Albanian) comes from Proto-Albanian skalā, from Proto-Indo-European (s)kelH-, from Proto-Indo-European (s)kel- — to bend, crook; bent, crooked; leg, heel, knee,...

hollë (Albanian): thin, slender, fine, slim, daintily; groin;...

Definitions

  1. thin, slender, fine, slim, daintily; groin;...

Ancestry of “hollë”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Albanianskalā—
2Proto-Indo-European(s)kelH-to cut; to split, to separate
3Proto-Indo-European(s)kel-to bend, crook; bent, crooked; leg, heel, knee,...

Words derived from “hollë”

  • holli
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