ngjelmët

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Albanian[edit]

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Etymology[edit]

From Proto-Albanian *en-salma, from Proto-Indo-European *séh₂ls (“salt”). Related to ngjelmë with cognates including Ancient Greek ἅλς (háls), Latin sāl, Old Armenian աղ (ał) and the like.[1]

Adjective[edit]

ngjelmët (feminine ngjelmëte)

  1. salty, briny

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References[edit]

  1. ^ Orel, Vladimir E. (1998) “ngjelmët”, in Albanian Etymological Dictionary, Leiden, Boston, Köln: Brill, →ISBN, page 298
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