Where does “turjelë” come from?
turjelë (Albanian) comes from Vulgar Latin terebellum, from Latin terebra, from Latin -bra, from Proto-Indo-European -dʰrom — Alternative form of *-trom; instrumental suffix.
turjelë (Albanian): drill
Ancestry of “turjelë”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Vulgar Latin | terebellum | — |
| 2 | Latin | terebra | an instrument for boring; borer; gimlet;... |
| 3 | Latin | -bra | nominative neuter plural of -brum; accusative... |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | -dʰrom | Alternative form of *-trom; instrumental suffix |