kala-

See also: kala, Kala, kála, kalā, Kalā, kāḷa, kālā, and kala'

Albanian

Etymology

From Proto-Albanian *kala, from Proto-Indo-European *kwel- (“to turn, twist”)[1].

Prefix

kala-

  1. upside down
    ‎kala- + ‎vesh (“vine”) → ‎kalavesh (“grape”)
    ‎kala- + ‎mendje (“mind”) → ‎kalamend (“I confuse”)

Derived terms
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References
  1. Orel, Vladimir (1998), “kala-”, in Albanian Etymological Dictionary, Leiden, Boston, Köln: Brill, page 165
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