gështallë

Albanian

Alternative forms
  • kështallë

Etymology

From Proto-Albanian *śtal-, from Proto-Indo-European *stel- (“set/put (up)”). Cognate to Ancient Greek στολίζω (stolízō, “to get ready”).[1]

Noun

gështallë f

  1. post, stud, stem, stalk

References
  1. Demiraj, B. (1997) Albanische Etymologien: Untersuchungen zum albanischen Erbwortschatz [Albanian Etymologies: […]] (Leiden Studies in Indo-European; 7)‎ (in German), Amsterdam, Atlanta: Rodopi, page 376
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