mullâ
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Albanian[edit]
Alternative forms[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Gheg; from Proto-Albanian *melana (“black”), from Proto-Indo-European *melh₂-n- (“dull black”), from *melh₂-. Compare Latvian męl̃ns (“black”), Serbo-Croatian malina (“raspberry”), Ancient Greek μέλαινα (mélaina, “black”). For sense development from ‘black’ to ‘heartache’, compare zi. Doublet of mëllë and ultimately doublet of miell as well.
Noun[edit]
mullâ m