Where does “shkëlbazë” come from?

shkëlbazë (Albanian) comes from Albanian këlbazë, from Proto-Albanian kalbatiā, from Albanian kalb, from Proto-Indo-European golbʰ-.

shkëlbazë (Albanian): spleen inflammation

Definitions

  1. spleen inflammation

Ancestry of “shkëlbazë”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Albaniankëlbazëcatarrh, mucus, phlegm, slime
2Proto-Albaniankalbatiā—
3Albaniankalbto rot, go bad
4Proto-Indo-Europeangolbʰ-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European golbʰ- →Every word from Albanian kalb →Every word from Proto-Albanian kalbatiā →