Where does “rrëkëllej” come from?
rrëkëllej (Albanian) comes from Albanian këllehem, from Albanian kalloj, from Albanian kall, from Proto-Albanian kapna, from Hungarian kap, from Hungarian körül, from Proto-Finno-Ugric kere — circle, ring, hoop, tire.
rrëkëllej (Albanian): to roll
Definitions
- to roll
Ancestry of “rrëkëllej”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Albanian | këllehem | to seethe, boil up |
| 2 | Albanian | kalloj | to kindle |
| 3 | Albanian | kall | to stick (on, into), put (up), thrust, instigate |
| 4 | Proto-Albanian | kapna | incense |
| 5 | Hungarian | kap | to get, to receive; to snatch, to grab; to find |
| 6 | Hungarian | körül | around, near; about, around |
| 7 | Proto-Finno-Ugric | kere | circle, ring, hoop, tire |