Where does “valë” come from?

valë (Albanian) comes from Proto-Albanian walā, from Proto-Indo-European wol-o-, from Proto-Indo-European wēl- — to see, perceive.

valë (Albanian): wave, billow; hot, boiling

Definitions

  1. wave, billow; hot, boiling

Ancestry of “valë”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Albanianwalāto wish
2Proto-Indo-Europeanwol-o-
3Proto-Indo-Europeanwēl-to see, perceive
Every word from Proto-Indo-European wēl-Every word from Proto-Indo-European wol-o-Every word from Proto-Albanian walā