Where does “thkollët” come from?
thkollët (Albanian) comes from Albanian tëholloj, 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,...
thkollët (Albanian): thin, meager
Definitions
- thin, meager
Ancestry of “thkollët”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Albanian | tëholloj | I thin down; wallow out |
| 2 | Albanian | tëhollohem | I am loosing weight, I become slim, I am getting... |
| 3 | Albanian | hollohem | to be losing weight, to become slim, to be getting thin |
| 4 | Albanian | hollë | thin, slender, fine, slim, daintily; groin;... |
| 5 | Proto-Albanian | skalā | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)kelH- | to cut; to split, to separate |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)kel- | to bend, crook; bent, crooked; leg, heel, knee,... |