Lexeme: diell

Language:
Albanian: Standard
Meaning:
sun
Cognate Set:
diell [Albanian]
Romanised orthography:
diell
Notes: Orel gives the derivation from PIE *g̑ʰelh₃-u̯o- 'yellow', but Holm (p. 82) suggests alternatively to put it back to PIE *dei̯h₂- (LIV 108) 'blaze, shine', viz. *d(e)i̯h₂-lo-, cf. Alb. ditë 'day(light)' < *dih₂-to-.