Where does “shelg” come from?
shelg (Albanian) comes from Albanian shelgje, from Latin salicem, from Latin salix, from Proto-Indo-European *sl̥H-ik-.
shelg (Albanian): white willow
Ancestry of “shelg”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Albanian | shelgje | — |
| 2 | Latin | salicem | accusative singular of salix |
| 3 | Latin | salix | willow; a willow branch |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | *sl̥H-ik- | — |