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avull

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Albanian

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Etymology

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From Proto-Albanian *abula, from Proto-Indo-European *n̥bʰel-, from *nébʰos (cloud).[1] Closely related to Messapic atabulus. Compare Latin nebula (mist, cloud), Old English nifol (mist, darkness), Ancient Greek νεφέλη (nephélē). Compare also Romanian abur.

Noun

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avull m (plural avuj, definite avulli, definite plural avujt)

  1. steam

Declension

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Derived terms

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Descendants

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  • Aromanian: abur
  • Romanian: abur

References

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  1. ^ Orel, Vladimir E. (1998) “avull”, in Albanian Etymological Dictionary, Leiden, Boston, Köln: Brill, →ISBN, page 464