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Where does “therpelë” come from?

therpelë (Albanian) comes from Albanian pelë, from Proto-Albanian pōl-nā, from Proto-Indo-European pōlH- — animal young.

therpelë (Albanian): kind of thorny plant, woody nightshade, sim

Definitions

  1. kind of thorny plant, woody nightshade, sim

Ancestry of “therpelë”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Albanianpelëmare
2Proto-Albanianpōl-nā—
3Proto-Indo-EuropeanpōlH-animal young
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