kala-
See also: kala, Kala, kála, kalā, Kalā, kāḷa, kālā, and kala'
Albanian
Etymology
From Proto-Albanian *kala, from Proto-Indo-European *kwel- (“to turn, twist”)[1].
Prefix
kala-
- upside down
- kala- + vesh (“vine”) → kalavesh (“grape”)
- kala- + mendje (“mind”) → kalamend (“I confuse”)
Derived terms
► <a class='CategoryTreeLabel CategoryTreeLabelNs14 CategoryTreeLabelCategory' href='/wiki/Category:Albanian_words_prefixed_with_kala-' title='Category:Albanian words prefixed with kala-'>Albanian words prefixed with kala-</a>
- kaliboç
- kalaqafe
- kalaman
- kalakiç
References
- Orel, Vladimir (1998), “kala-”, in Albanian Etymological Dictionary, Leiden, Boston, Köln: Brill, page 165