valë

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Albanian[edit]

Etymology 1[edit]

From Proto-Albanian *walā, from Proto-Indo-European *welH- (to revolve, turn, twist).

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Noun[edit]

valë f

  1. wave, billow
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Etymology 2[edit]

From Proto-Albanian *uallā, from Proto-Indo-European *uel(H) (hot, boiling). Cognate to Old High German walo (lukewarm).

Adjective[edit]

valë (feminine valëe)

  1. hot, boiling
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References[edit]

  1. ^ Orel, Vladimir E. (1998), “valë”, in Albanian Etymological Dictionary, Leiden; Boston; Köln: Brill, →ISBN, page 493