lëpushë

Albanian

Etymology

From Proto-Albanian *lapā, a derivative of lapë. Cognate to Greek λοπός (lopós, “shell, husk, bark”), Lithuanian lãpas (“leaf”)[1].

Noun

lëpushë m

  1. mullein; broad-leafed plant

References
  1. Orel, Vladimir (2000) A Concise Historical Grammar of the Albanian Language, Leiden: Brill, page 159
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