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Where does “spala” come from?

spala (Proto-Albanian) comes from Proto-Indo-European pōl-, from Slovincian pól, from Proto-Slavic polъ, from Proto-Indo-European (s)pelH- — to split off, separate; to chop, to separate.

Ancestry of “spala”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeanpōl-—
2Slovincianpól—
3Proto-Slavicpolъside, flank; half; member of a pair of options →...
4Proto-Indo-European(s)pelH-to split off, separate; to chop, to separate

Words derived from “spala”

  • fengem
  • faj
  • faltore
  • fal
Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)pelH- →