Where does “qelbës” come from?
qelbës (Albanian) comes from Albanian qelb, from Albanian kalb, from Proto-Indo-European golbʰ-.
qelbës (Albanian): putrid, rotten; stinker, stinkard; polecat
Definitions
- putrid, rotten; stinker, stinkard; polecat
Ancestry of “qelbës”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Albanian | qelb | pus |
| 2 | Albanian | kalb | to rot, go bad |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | golbʰ- | — |