vëlla

Etymology
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1) From, *swe representing the reflexive , and *lauda, from , thus meaning belonging to the same people.

2) From (in plural (Gheg) ), from, from , metathesis of , from . Same sense development as , from.

3) From, possibly < *uai-láu(d) (< *suoi- h1loudhi-), an old compound with the reflexive pronoun . The plural stem *vəɫaz- (> vëllezër / vëllazën) can be derived phonetically from . Possibly related to 🇨🇬. A connection to 🇨🇬, 🇨🇬 (see 🇨🇬) has been proposed, although this is improbable.

4) From, from , from an earlier . Ultimately from PIE *su̯e-(h₁)le/ou̯dʰii̯o-n-. The form of vëllezër (Tosk)/Vëllezën (Gheg) comes from Proto-Albanian *u̯ełédzenì, from Pre-Proto-Albanian *u̯eládi̯anì. Vëllezëri/Vllazni comes from Proto-Albanian *u̯eladi̯an-ía.

Noun

 * 1) brother