kala-

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Albanian

Etymology

From (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Proto-Albanian *kala, from (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Proto-Indo-European *kwel- (to turn, twist).[1]

Prefix

kala-

  1. upside down
    kala- + ‎vesh (vine) → ‎kalavesh (grape)
    kala- + ‎mendje (mind) → ‎kalamend (I confuse)

Derived terms

References

  1. ^ Orel, Vladimir E. (1998) “kala-”, in Albanian Etymological Dictionary, Leiden, Boston, Köln: Brill, →ISBN, page 165