glep

Albanian

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Proto-Albanian *glōp-, from Proto-Indo-European *gwel(H)- 'to prick'. Cognate to Lithuanian geluõ, geluonìs (“sting”)[1].

Noun

glep m

  1. sting
  2. nettle

References

  1. ↑ Albanische Etymologien (Untersuchungen zum albanischen Erbwortschatz), Bardhyl Demiraj, Leiden Studies in Indo-European 7; Amsterdam - Atlanta 1997, p.186
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