vallë
Albanian
Alternative forms
Etymology
From Proto-Albanian *walā, from Proto-Indo-European *welh₁- (“to wish”). Cognate to Gothic 𐍅𐌰𐌹𐌻𐌰 (waila, “id”), Old High German wela, wola (“id”).[1]
References
- Orel, Vladimir (1998) Albanian Etymological Dictionary, Leiden, Boston, Köln: Brill, →ISBN, page 494
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