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Albanian
Etymology
From Proto-Albanian *en-gala, a denominative based on an unattested *gala, related to Lithuanian gãlas (“end”), Latvian gals (“end”), Old Prussian gallan (“death”).
Verb
ngalem (aorist ngala, participle ngalur)
- to be limping, lame, paralyzed
- to fall behind (in the completion of work)
References
- ^ Orel, Vladimir E. (2000) A concise historical grammar of the Albanian language: reconstruction of Proto-Albanian, Leiden, Boston, Köln: Brill, →ISBN, page 292