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kala-

kala-

See also: kala, Kala, kála, kalā, Kalā, kāḷa, and kālā

Albanian

Prefix

kala-

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

Derived terms

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  • kaliboç
  • kalaqafe
  • kalaman
  • kalakiç

References

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

Etymology

From Proto-Albanian *kala, from Proto-Indo-European *kwel- ‎(“to turn, twist”)[1].

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