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Where does “njollë” come from?

njollë (Albanian) comes from Albanian ngjollë, from Proto-Albanian en-sālā, from Proto-Indo-European solH- — dirt, dirty.

njollë (Albanian): spot, smear; stain, bad vision

Definitions

  1. spot, smear; stain, bad vision

Ancestry of “njollë”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Albanianngjollë—
2Proto-Albanianen-sālā—
3Proto-Indo-EuropeansolH-dirt, dirty
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