Reconstruction:Proto-Albanian/glaglā

This Proto-Albanian entry contains reconstructed terms and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence.

Proto-Albanian

Etymology

Root doubling of Proto-Indo-European *gal- (“to call, cry”). Compare Old Church Slavonic глаголъ (glagolŭ, “word”), глаголати (glagolati, “speak”), Ancient Greek γλάζω (glázō, “lets a song resound”), Welsh galw (“call”).

Noun

*glaglā

  1. answer

Descendants

  • Albanian: *gjegjë (answer)
    • Albanian: gjegje
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