daltë
Albanian
Etymology
Eiher a O-grade substantive form Proto-Albanian *dol-t-eH2 (cf. natë < *nogʷ-t-eh₂, baltë < *bʰol-t-eh₂ etc.), or from Proto-Albanian *dalbtā, from Proto-Indo-European *dʰelbʰ- (“to dig”). Compare English delve, Dutch delven. Related to or borrowed into Romanian daltă. Cognate to Bulgarian длато́ (dlató), Czech dláto.
This article is issued from Wiktionary. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.