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Where does “kalë” come from?

kalë (Albanian) comes from Latin caballus, from Proto-Celtic kaballos — horse.

kalë (Albanian): horse; knight

Definitions

  1. horse; knight

Ancestry of “kalë”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latincaballushorse; nag; pack-horse, jade, hack
2Proto-Celtickaballoshorse

Words derived from “kalë”

  • kalimtar
  • kaloj
  • shkalis
  • jokalimtar
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