ngjelmët

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Albanian

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From Proto-Albanian *en-salma, from Proto-Indo-European *séh₂ls (salt). Related to ngjelmë with cognates including Ancient Greek ἅλς (háls), Latin sāl, Old Armenian աղ () and the like.[1]

Adjective

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ngjelmët (feminine ngjelmëte)

  1. salty, briny
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See also

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References

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  1. ^ Orel, Vladimir E. (1998) “ngjelmët”, in Albanian Etymological Dictionary, Leiden, Boston, Köln: Brill, →ISBN, page 298