mjel

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Albanian

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From Proto-Albanian *melj́-ō, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂melǵ-.[1] Cognate to Latin mulgeō (to milk), Ancient Greek ἀμέλγω (amélgō, to milk), Old English melcan (to milk), and Gothic 𐌼𐌹𐌻𐌿𐌺𐍃 (miluks).

Pronunciation

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Verb

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mjel (aorist mola, participle mjelë)

  1. to milk
  2. to exploit

Conjugation

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Derived terms

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References

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  1. ^ Schumacher, Stefan, Matzinger, Joachim (2013) Die Verben des Altalbanischen: Belegwörterbuch, Vorgeschichte und Etymologie (Albanische Forschungen; 33) (in German), Wiesbaden: Otto Harrassowitz, →ISBN, page 246