daltë
“daltë” is an Albanian word. Its meaning in English:
noun
Etymology
Either an inherited term, or a Slavic borrowing. Çabej deems it as inherited from Proto-Indo-European, listing Proto-Slavic *dolto (“chisel”) and Latin dolō (“to hew”) as cognates, and linking it internally with deltinë (“clay”). Çabej's arguments are based on the lack of archaic borrowings from Slavic into Albanian; in this case, a borrowing would necessitate linguistic exchange prior to Slavic…
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