Where does “vilas” come from?

vilas (Albanian) comes from Albanian vjel, from Proto-Albanian uell-, from Proto-Indo-European uel-(s-) — to tear, seize upon.

vilas (Albanian): I cut down

Definitions

  1. I cut down

Ancestry of “vilas”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Albanianvjelto harvest, reap cereals, profits, pick cotton, fruit
2Proto-Albanianuell-—
3Proto-Indo-Europeanuel-(s-)to tear, seize upon
Every word from Proto-Indo-European uel-(s-) →Every word from Proto-Albanian uell- →Every word from Albanian vjel →