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Albanian
Etymology
From Proto-Albanian *ģalu̯a-, *salwa, from Proto-Indo-European *solh₂wós, from *solh₂- (“whole”); cognate to Latin salvus, Greek όλος (ólos).[1]
Pronunciation
Adjective
i gjallë
- alive, living
Derived terms
References
- ^ Schumacher, Stefan, Matzinger, Joachim (2013) Die Verben des Altalbanischen: Belegwörterbuch, Vorgeschichte und Etymologie (Albanische Forschungen; 33) (in German), Wiesbaden: Otto Harrassowitz, →ISBN, page 212