Where does “ghiulea” come from?

ghiulea (Romanian) comes from Persian کله, from Albanian kala-, from Proto-Albanian kala, from Proto-Indo-European kʷelh₁- — to move; to turn, go round; turn, become.

ghiulea (Romanian): cannonball

Definitions

  1. cannonball

Ancestry of “ghiulea”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Persianکلهhead
2Albaniankala-upside down
3Proto-Albaniankala
4Proto-Indo-Europeankʷelh₁-to move; to turn, go round; turn, become
Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷelh₁-Every word from Albanian kala-Every word from Persian کله
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