belbët

Albanian

Etymology

From Proto-Albanian *balbā + -ët, from Proto-Indo-European *balb-, *balbal- (“barbaric speech”), of onomatopoeic origin. Cognate to Ancient Greek βαβάζω (babázō, “chats, talks indistinctly”), Latin balbūtiō (“to stammer, stutter”), Lithuanian blebénti (“babble”). Cf. also Romanian bâlbâi.

Adjective

belbët (feminine belbëte)

1. stammering, stuttering

Derived terms

• belbëzoj
• belbëzim