Where does “thelpi” come from?
thelpi (Albanian) comes from Albanian thelb, from Albanian thalb, from German anderthalb, from Old High German anderhalb, from Old High German halb, from Proto-West Germanic halb, from Proto-Germanic halbaz, from Proto-Indo-European (s)kelH- — to bend, crook; bent, crooked; leg, heel, knee,...
thelpi (Albanian): a slice, portion
Definitions
- a slice, portion
Ancestry of “thelpi”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Albanian | thelb | kernel (of nut), meat (of walnut) |
| 2 | Albanian | thalb | — |
| 3 | German | anderthalb | one and a half, sesqui |
| 4 | Old High German | anderhalb | one and a half |
| 5 | Old High German | halb | — |
| 6 | Proto-West Germanic | halb | half |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | halbaz | half |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)kelH- | to cut; to split, to separate |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)kel- | to bend, crook; bent, crooked; leg, heel, knee,... |