shkelm

Albanian

Alternative forms

  • shqelm

Etymology

From Proto-Albanian *̥kalim-, from Proto-Indo-European *kel- (“to bend”). Albanian formation with -m(ë).[1]

Noun

shkelm m

  1. footstep
  2. kick

References

  1. ^ Demiraj, Bardhyl (1997) Albanische Etymologien: Untersuchungen zum albanischen Erbwortschatz [Albanian Etymologies: […]] (Leiden Studies in Indo-European; 7)‎[1] (in German), Amsterdam, Atlanta: Rodopi
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