Etymology

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Today it means: A town in north-central Albania, located west of the river Mat in the Mat river valley; it is the seat of the municipality of Mat and the former seat of the defunct Mat district. Full definition →

Albanian Burrel ← Proto-Albanian *bōrei ulnā
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  1. Proto-Albanian · derived from*bōrei ulnā
  2. Albanian · borrowed fromBurrel
  3. English todayBurrel

Borrowed from Albanian Burrel, probably from bërryl (“elbow”) (from Proto-Albanian *bōrei ulnā, compound of *bōrei (“bow”) and *ulnā (“forearm”)), which could refer to the bend in the national road SH6 as it goes through the town centre.

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