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Where does “skalbā” come from?

skalbā (Proto-Albanian) comes from Proto-Indo-European sḱel-, from Proto-Indo-European ḱelh₁- — to warm up, to be hot; to warm up, be hot.

Ancestry of “skalbā”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeansḱel-—
2Proto-Indo-Europeanḱelh₁-to warm up, to be hot; to warm up, be hot

Words derived from “skalbā”

  • shkëlbozë
  • halbë
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