Where does “shul” come from?

shul (Albanian) comes from Albanian ul, from Proto-Albanian walā, from Proto-Indo-European wol-o-, from Proto-Indo-European wēl- — to see, perceive.

shul (Albanian): wooden pole; gate bar, door bolt; gun bolt

Definitions

  1. wooden pole; gate bar, door bolt; gun bolt

Ancestry of “shul”, step by step

shul traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Albanian ul

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1AlbanianulI sit down, put on a seat; I lower, put down; I...
2Proto-Albanianwalāto wish
3Proto-Indo-Europeanwol-o-—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanwēl-to see, perceive

via Albanian sh

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Albanianshdis

Words derived from “shul”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European wēl- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European wol-o- →Every word from Proto-Albanian walā →
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