lëmsh

Albanian

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *lemesi-o-, a derivative of Proto-Indo-European *lem 'to break'. Cognate to Lithuanian lemesis (“sharp edge of the plough”), Proto-Slavic *lemeš 'ploughshare'[1]. Related to lëmë.

Noun

lëmsh m

  1. ball (of wood, thread), globe (of earth)
  2. pool, spellet

References
  1. A Concise Historical Grammar of the Albanian Language, V.Orel, Koninklijke Brill ,Leiden 2000, p.223
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