halbë
Albanian
Etymology
From Proto-Albanian *skalbā, from Proto-Indo-European *skel- 'to split'. Close to Latvian skalbs (“sharp, shrill”)[1].
Noun
halbë f (indefinite plural hajbe, definite singular halba, definite plural hajbet)
- scab on the back
Related terms
- halë
References
- Orel, Vladimir (1998), “halbë”, in Albanian Etymological Dictionary, Leiden, Boston, Köln: Brill, page 141