Where does “tëholloj” come from?
tëholloj (Albanian) comes from Albanian tëhollohem, from Albanian hollohem, from Albanian hollë, from Proto-Albanian skalā, from Proto-Indo-European (s)kelH-, from Proto-Indo-European (s)kel- — to bend, crook; bent, crooked; leg, heel, knee,...
tëholloj (Albanian): I thin down; wallow out
Ancestry of “tëholloj”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Albanian | tëhollohem | I am loosing weight, I become slim, I am getting... |
| 2 | Albanian | hollohem | — |
| 3 | Albanian | hollë | thin, slender, fine, slim, daintily; groin;... |
| 4 | Proto-Albanian | skalā | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)kelH- | to cut; to split, to separate |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)kel- | to bend, crook; bent, crooked; leg, heel, knee,... |
Words derived from “tëholloj”