valë

See also: Appendix:Variations of "vale"

Albanian

Etymology 1

From Proto-Albanian *u̯allā, from either Pre-Proto-Albanian *u̯ali̯ā, *u̯alnā, or *u̯alj́ā. Ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *u̯ólnah₂- (“the flowing one”).[1]

Noun

valë f

  1. wave, billow
Derived terms
  • valët
  • valëvit
  • valëvitje
  • valëz
  • valëzim
  • valëzoj
  • valomë

Etymology 2

From Proto-Albanian *uallā, from Proto-Indo-European *wel(H)- (“hot, boiling”). Cognate to Old High German walo (“lukewarm”).

Adjective

valë (feminine valëe)

  1. hot, boiling
Derived terms
  • përvëloj

References

  1. ^ Demiraj, Bardhyl et al. (2021), “valë”, in DPEWA. Digitales Philologisch-Etymologisches Wörterbuch des Altalbanischen [DPEWA. Digital Philological-Etymological Dictionary of Old Albanian]
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