Where does “pëllumb” come from?
pëllumb (Albanian) comes from Latin palumbus, from Proto-Indo-European pal-wo- — dark-colored, gray.
pëllumb (Albanian): dove, pigeon; child, son
Ancestry of “pëllumb”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Latin | palumbus | Alternative form of palumbēs; wood-pigeon,... |
| 2 | Proto-Indo-European | pal-wo- | dark-colored, gray |