pellë

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Albanian

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Etymology

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From Proto-Albanian *petslā, a derivative in -l, related to Greek πέκω (péko, to comb), Lithuanian pèšti (to pull, to pluck), Latin pectem (comb).[1]

Noun

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pellë f (plural pella, definite pella, definite plural pellat)

  1. comb, blade (of ploughshare, of loom)
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References

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  1. ^ Orel, Vladimir E. (1998) “pellë”, in Albanian Etymological Dictionary, Leiden, Boston, Köln: Brill, →ISBN, page 315