kala-

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See also: Appendix:Variations of "kala"

Albanian

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Etymology

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From Proto-Albanian *kala, from Proto-Indo-European *kwel- (“to turn, twist”).[1]

Prefix

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kala-

  1. upside down
    ‎kala- + ‎vesh (“vine”) → ‎kalavesh (“grape”)
    ‎kala- + ‎mendje (“mind”) → ‎kalamend (“I confuse”)

Derived terms

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Albanian terms prefixed with kala-

References

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  1. ^ Orel, Vladimir E. (1998) “kala-”, in Albanian Etymological Dictionary, Leiden, Boston, Köln: Brill, →ISBN, page 165
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