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