pellë

Albanian

Etymology

From Proto-Albanian *petslā, a derivative in -l, related to Greek πέκω (péko, “to comb”), Lithuanian pèšti (“to pull, to pluck”), Latin pectem (“comb”)[1].

Noun

pellë f (indefinite plural pella, definite singular pella, definite plural pellat)

  1. comb, blade (of ploughshare, of loom)

References
  1. Albanian Etymological Dictionary, V.Orel, Koninklijke Brill ,Leiden 1998, p. 315
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