gjalpë
Albanian
Etymology
From Proto-Albanian *selpa, from Proto-Indo-European *sélpos < Proto-Indo-European *selp- (“fat”).[1] Compare Ancient Greek ἔλπος (élpos).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ɟaːlp/
Noun
gjalpë m (definite singular gjalpi)
- butter
Derived terms
- gjalpanik
- gjalpatore
References
- Stefan Schumacher & Joachim Matzinger, Die Verben des Altalbanischen: Belegwörterbuch, Vorgeschichte und Etymologie (Wiesbaden: Otto Harrassowitz, 2013), 258.