Where does “skërfyell” come from?

skërfyell (Albanian) comes from Albanian fyell, from Proto-Albanian spāli, from Proto-Indo-European spel- — to break; to break off, split; to cleave, break.

skërfyell (Albanian): larynx

Definitions

  1. larynx

Ancestry of “skërfyell”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Albanianfyellflute, fife, shepherd's pipe; blowpipe; long...
2Proto-Albanianspāli—
3Proto-Indo-Europeanspel-to break; to break off, split; to cleave, break
Every word from Proto-Indo-European spel- →Every word from Proto-Albanian spāli →Every word from Albanian fyell →