Where does “zallinë” come from?

zallinë (Albanian) comes from Albanian zall, from Ancient Greek Αἰγιαλός, from Ancient Greek ἅλς, from Ancient Greek -ῐος, from Proto-Indo-European -yós — Creates adjectives from noun or verb stems.

zallinë (Albanian): ground filled with gravel

Definitions

  1. ground filled with gravel

Ancestry of “zallinë”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Albanianzallsand, sea sand
2Ancient GreekΑἰγιαλόςbeach; shore
3Ancient Greekἅλςsalt; brine; sea
4Ancient Greek-ῐοςbelonging to; of”, “belonging to”, “pertaining to
5Proto-Indo-European-yósCreates adjectives from noun or verb stems
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -yós →Every word from Ancient Greek -ῐος →Every word from Ancient Greek ἅλς →