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Where does “vorbull” come from?

vorbull (Albanian) comes from Albanian vorbullë, from Albanian vorbë, from Proto-Albanian wāribā.

vorbull (Albanian): whirlpool, eddy; whirlwind; powerful wave that...

Definitions

  1. whirlpool, eddy; whirlwind; powerful wave that...

Ancestry of “vorbull”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Albanianvorbullë—
2Albanianvorbëpipkin, clay pot used to boil food
3Proto-Albanianwāribā—
Every word from Proto-Albanian wāribā →