shtalkë

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Albanian

Etymology

From Proto-Albanian *stalkā, from Proto-Indo-European *stel- (stalk, stem). Cognate to Ancient Greek στέλος (stélos, beam), Sanskrit स्थल (sthála, elevation), Middle Low German stale (post).[1] Also compare Old English stalu (wooden upright) (English stalk), Danish stilk.

Noun

shtalkë f (plural shtalka, definite shtalka, definite plural shtalkat)

  1. crossbeam, board (used as a door hinge)

References

  1. ^ Orel, Vladimir E. (1998) “shtalkë”, in Albanian Etymological Dictionary, Leiden, Boston, Köln: Brill, →ISBN, page 435