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Where does “vagëlloj” come from?

vagëlloj (Albanian) comes from Albanian agull, from Albanian ag, from Proto-Albanian (h)aug-, from Proto-Indo-European h₂ewg-, from Proto-Indo-European h₂weg-, from Proto-Indo-European h₂ug-.

vagëlloj (Albanian): I see with difficulty, with semi-closed eyes; I...

Definitions

  1. I see with difficulty, with semi-closed eyes; I...

Ancestry of “vagëlloj”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Albanianagulldawn, daybreak; semi-darkness, fog
2Albanianagdawn, daybreak, predawn light; semi-darkness,...
3Proto-Albanian(h)aug-—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂ewg-to increase, to enlarge
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂weg-to increase, to enlarge
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂ug-—
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